R0057/2026-04-01/C031/SRC01

Research	R0057 — RLHF Yes-Men Claims v3
Run	2026-04-01
Claim	C031
Search	S01
Result	S01-R01
Source	SRC01

Lee et al. (2025) Microsoft Research/CMU

Source

Field	Value
Title	The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking
Publisher	CHI 2025 / Microsoft Research
Author(s)	Lee et al. (Microsoft Research / CMU)
Date	2024-2026
URL	https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/the-impact-of-generative-ai-on-critical-thinking-self-reported-reductions-in-cognitive-effort-and-confidence-effects-from-a-survey-of-knowledge-workers/
Type	Research paper (peer-reviewed)

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	High
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	Low risk
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A — not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Low risk

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Research paper (peer-reviewed) from established institution/publication
Relevance	Directly addresses the claim under investigation
Bias flags	No significant bias concerns identified

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC01-E01	40% of AI-assisted tasks had zero self-reported critical thinking; 319 knowledge workers surveyed