Person
Daniel Willingham
Cognitive psychologist, University of Virginia — in 1 story, 2 quotes on record.
What they said verbatim
“Learning happens as a consequence of cognitive processing. Cognitive processing is typically effortful, and that's what AI effectively removes.”
Nature · Nature reports AI threatens critical thinking in higher education
“Critical thinking is sort of the pinnacle of human cognition. It's kind of a basket term that captures instances in which people are thinking well.”
Nature · Nature reports AI threatens critical thinking in higher education