This 15-minute video examines how AI tools, such as ChatGPT, are changing the way students practice critical thinking in education. Rather than presenting AI as simply helpful or harmful, the video argues that AI reshapes the cognitive process itself, influencing how students analyze, question, interpret, and construct meaning.

Drawing on recent research, examples, and personal analysis, the video explores four key issues: over-reliance on AI, AI as a cognitive scaffold, the illusion of understanding, and unequal outcomes based on students’ AI literacy. The video concludes by emphasizing that the central challenge for education is not whether to allow AI, but how to teach students to use it critically, responsibly, and thoughtfully.