Audio long read: How to stay smart in the age of AI — the science of critical thinking

What happened: Nature published an audio long read on critical thinking as a skill under threat from the AI revolution in large language models, drawing on education and cognition specialists for tips on staying cognitively sharp. Why it matters: The piece frames critical thinking as something that can be studied and taught, and notes that specialists' existing research offers useful guidance for the AI era. Key numbers: omit (no concrete figures in content)

Nature published an audio long read on critical thinking as a skill under threat from the AI revolution in large language models, drawing on education and cognition specialists for tips on staying cognitively sharp.

The piece frames critical thinking as something that can be studied and taught, and notes that specialists' existing research offers useful guidance for the AI era. Key numbers: omit (no concrete figures in content)