AI Advantage #5: Critical Thinking
In this episode, we highlight the importance of employing critical thinking when consuming news and social media content, and also when using AI.
AI Advantage #5: Critical Thinking
29 Sept
Written By Meg Smith
Shift from passive consumption to active, critical analysis of the content you’re seeing, reading, and creating with AI.
In this fifth episode of the AI Advantage on the Microsoft Innovation Podcast Mark and I discussed the importance of employing critical thinking when consuming news and social media content, and also when using AI.
We talk about:
- Applying a low, medium, high risk check before trusting information
- Using source triangulation for travel, policy, and high-impact decisions
- Auditing and adjusting ad interests tech companies like Google and Meta track about us
- Spot common biases and set prompts that challenge your view
- Build a daily news routine that filters noise and highlights impact
You can listen to or watch the full episode here.
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