Studies: thinking aloud with AI predicts better play without it, asking for answers hurts
james_y_zou · x · 2026-10-10
Retweeted by Stanford professor James Zou: two game-based studies (Connect Four and Othello) show how users interact with an AI assistant predicts how well they later play without it. Thinking aloud correlates with better independent performance, while asking the AI for answers correlates with worse. The work suggests how you engage with AI—not whether—determines cognitive benefit.
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