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"It makes you think": Provocations Help Restore Critical Thinking to AI-Assisted Knowledge Work

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Main Authors:	Drosos, Ian, Sarkar, Advait, Xiaotong, Xu, Toronto, Neil
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Human-Computer Interaction
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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