20.500.12556/DKUM-95119 Artificial intelligence threatens critical thinking in education systems Yapay zekâ eğitim sistemlerinde eleştirel düşünmeyi tehdit ediyor We examine how the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in education-through tools that generate and summarize text, translate languages, and produce visual content-impacts students' critical thinking. While these technologies enhance personalized learning, broaden assessment strategies, and support data-driven policy decisions, we argue that their integration into the learning process carries unintended cognitive consequences. Specifically, we show that when students offload key tasks to AI systems, their cognitive load decreases in ways that weaken memory retention and reduce active engagement with content. This shift fosters a pattern of overreliance, as students increasingly depend on AI to perform intellectual tasks in their place. As a result, their ability to think critically, question information, and evaluate sources diminishes over time. We highlight this emerging dependency as a medium- to long-term threat to critical thinking and call for a more careful evaluation of how generative AI is used in education-not only in terms of its benefits, but also its influence on core cognitive processes. Finally, we propose targeted strategies to mitigate these effects and preserve students' critical capacities in AI-rich learning environments. artificial intelligence education system critical thinking cognitive load memory true false true Angleški jezik Turški jezik Znanstveno delo 2025-09-05 03:26:16 2025-09-09 14:00:31 2025-09-10 03:37:02 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Ključne besede v slovenščini: umetna inteligenca, izobraževalni sistemi, kritično mišljenje, kognitivna obremenitev, spomin str. 157-164 št. 2 Letn. 15 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2025-07-22 2025-08-18 0000-00-00 004.8 247755011 10.5961/higheredusci.1747885 2146-5967 RAZ_Ozer_Mahmut_2025.pdf RAZ_Ozer_Mahmut_2025.pdf 1 BBEFF3E8F9F276CB4C4A2DEFE34003C4 f6f7dfdc2eb015b929f6cb1052f7a8d6434f912ebd064a3baff2b2f496e73833 b34e3c88-8d74-11f0-9299-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=198026 https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/5078154 1 51ab7e05-89f7-11f0-b26f-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=197694 Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko 0 0 0