Cultivating AI intuition safeguards against technological overreliance and erosion of critical thinking (theoretical argument)¶

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q1 i? The article argues that cultivating AI intuition through inductive experimentation and stress-testing prompts serves as a safeguard against technological overreliance and erosion of critical thinking. → Beau 2025

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Beau 2025¶

Beau, M., & Lazar, M. (2025). From AI Intuition to AI Literacy: A Dual Framework for K-12 Education. International School of Boston. https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1760105856/isboston/njqucrdzeyxvmtjr4cla/WhitePaper_AI_October2025.pdf doi:10.35542/osf.io/6uhj2_v1

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Theoretical argument in the Discussion section of this position paper: students who stress-test prompts to find where a model fails become "expert" observers of AI behavior rather than passive consumers. The article offers no empirical data for this claim; it rests on the authors' conceptual argument.

"Furthermore, cultivating AI intuition serves as a vital safeguard against the risks of technological overreliance and the erosion of critical thinking. By engaging in inductive experimentation and phenomenological mapping, such as stress-testing prompts to identify where a model fails, students move beyond passive consumers to become "expert" observers of AI behavior."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Critical Thinking — outcome: instruction changes it

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