Want to use AI to improve your work? Have it disagree with you

Prompting AI models to contradict your ideas can improve your thinking about a problem.

By: Monideepa Tarafdar, UMass Amherst, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 936

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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By Monideepa Tarafdar, UMass Amherst

Knowledge workers such as scientists, teachers, lawyers and business leaders are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence applications for tasks that demand imagination, creativity and problem-solving. Ironically, perhaps, recent research shows that people who interact with generative AI for work tasks can end up not thinking critically. They can surrender to AI’s quick and confident answers, which can lead to speedy but low-quality solutions.

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