I t has been almost 70 years since the term “artificial intelligence” was coined at a 1956 Dartmouth College summer workshop. The conference was convened by the mathematician John McCarthy, who ...

For many years, academic success has been gauged by a familiar set of standards — grades , rankings, and the ability to memorize course material. However, as artificial intelligence (AI) swiftly ...

Conspiracy theories. Inability to distinguish facts from falsehoods. Widespread confusion about who and what to believe. These are some of the hallmarks of the current crisis in critical ...

What happens when you ask whether AI dulls critical thinking skills? When I asked a large language model, the tool got a bit defensive, responding that AI can reduce or strengthen critical thinking, ...

Jeffrey Wagner is a Professor of Economics in the College of Liberal Arts. This month, he shares with us his engaging take on fostering critical thinking in students, using it to organize our thoughts ...