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Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,
In today’s edition, we examine how AI in the workplace can affect critical thinking as companies are rapidly adapting and finding new ways to leverage this emerging technology.
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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI
Chart of the week: ChatGPT's growth on web
Microsoft Researchers Find AI Affects Our Critical Thinking
Free Resources
AI tools to check out
Video of the week
Chart of the week
ChatGPT's growth on web
ChatGPT's user growth accelerated after the launch of Advanced Voice Mode and its first reasoning model, o1.
It managed to reach 400 million weekly active users in February 2025—twice its user count from six months earlier.
AI News
AI RESEARCH
Microsoft Researchers Find AI Affects Our Critical Thinking
A new study from Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon University reveals how AI tools are reshaping critical thinking in the workplace. While AI makes tasks easier, it may also be quietly eroding one of the most valuable skills we bring to our jobs: the ability to think critically.
Details:
The researchers sampled 319 knowledge workers across professions in computer science, education, entertainment/media, administration, and financial and business services.
They found that the more people trust AI, the less likely they are to think critically about its outputs. However, workers confident in their own skills engage more critically with AI—even if it requires extra effort.
AI is changing critical thinking in three fundamental ways:
From gathering information to verifying it.
From solving problems to adapting AI solutions to specific needs.
From executing tasks to overseeing AI task completion.
Companies may need to create roles focused on AI oversight and provide workers with more opportunities to practice critical thinking, as automating routine cognitive tasks inadvertently reduces everyday opportunities to develop these skills.
AI isn’t replacing critical thinking—it’s changing how we apply it. To thrive in an AI-driven workplace, workers must balance trust in AI with thoughtful oversight. Success will belong to those who combine domain expertise with the ability to evaluate and refine AI outputs carefully.
Resources
🔮 The future of AI isn’t the model—it’s the system
⚖️ Spreading AI-generated content could lead to expensive fines
AI Tools to check out
💡 Superads: AI-powered creative analytics for marketers & creative teams.
🗣 ACE Studio: AI singing voice generator for your songs.
🌐 Agentplace: Platform for creating AI-driven websites and apps through simple text instructions.
⭐ Hypelist: Create and share lists of everything you love — places, movies, books, and more — and let AI uncover new discoveries tailored to your unique taste.
🚀 Dazzle: AI agent for PR teams that matches your stories with the most relevant journalists in real time.
Video of the week
Manus is ridiculous
A thorough review and testing of Manus AI, the Chinese AI agent that went viral this week. It shows the tool in action—creating financial analysis reports, simulating bacterial evolution, conducting SEO audits, building online courses, and even designing furniture arrangements.
While the video showcases its impressive capabilities, it also points out current limitations.
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