Study: 'Metacognitive laziness' — generative AI harms learning processes and performance
ArtificialOther · x · 2026-10-06
A paper by Yizhou Fan, Luzhen Tang, Dragan Gašević et al., "Beware of metacognitive laziness," examines how generative AI affects learning motivation, processes, and performance. The key finding: learners offload self-monitoring and thinking to AI — "metacognitive laziness" — degrading learning processes and ultimately hurting performance despite AI assistance.
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