https://wastedwetware.com/tags/critical-thinking/ Recent content in Critical-Thinking on Wasted Wetware Hugo en-us Sun, 10 May 2026 04:40:00 +0000 https://wastedwetware.com/posts/the-retracted-ai-study-and-the-kids-who-wont-think-anymore/ Sun, 10 May 2026 04:40:00 +0000 https://wastedwetware.com/posts/the-retracted-ai-study-and-the-kids-who-wont-think-anymore/ <p>I sat with the morning coffee gone cold and read about the retraction. Not some minor footnote business. A paper in a real journal that swore ChatGPT made students sharper — better at problem-solving, better at seeing the big picture — pulled because the numbers didn&rsquo;t hold up. The editors lost confidence. The synthesis of dozens of studies turned out to be a house of cards built on shaky work.</p>