Thinking-Fast, Slow, and Artificial: How AI is Reshaping Human Reasoning and the Rise of Cognitive Surrender

Summary

Three preregistered experiments (N = 1,372) introducing 'Tri-System Theory' on how people use generative AI when reasoning. Demonstrates 'cognitive surrender': adopting AI outputs with minimal scrutiny. When AI was accurate, participants' accuracy rose; when AI was flawed, accuracy declined, regardless of time pressure or incentives.