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AI Use & Critical Thinking Course

You remain responsible for your work, even when using AI. Learn how to maintain accountability for AI-assisted work, exercise independent judgement, and ensure that everything you produce reflects your intentions, decisions, and professional standards.

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AI Use & Critical Thinking Course
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Course outcomes

  • By the end of the AI Use & Critical Thinking Course, participants will have developed greater awareness of the dangers of uncritically accepting AI content.
  • Participants leave with techniques and tools to prevent over-reliance on AI so that they reap the benefits of AI efficiency while retaining independent thought.

Who is this course for?

The AI Use & Critical Thinking course is essential for everyone who uses AI in their day-to-day work and wants to stay fully accountable for everything that leaves their desk – just as they were before AI arrived.

Delivery options

Group size: Workshops, from 2-hour sessions to full-day, for small (up to 12), medium (up to 25), or large groups up to 50. High-impact keynote sessions of up to 90 minutes, for audiences from 51 to 200+ participants.

Measurement: We monitor progress to levels 1 and 2 of the Kirkpatrick model, and can support your internal monitoring through to levels 3 and 4. We have the capacity to use milestone charts, post-training action programmes, and coaching.

Course content

Over-reliance

Understanding why humans are likely to lean too heavily on AI and discovering the dangers that arise from over-reliance.

Context

Learning to write prompts for AI that include the wider context and overall aims of the organisation or team that we work within.

Validity & bias

Developing an awareness of bias – in humans and AI itself. Learning to identify the key facts that your work depends on in order to verify them independently.

Alternatives

Choosing a moment to step back and consider alternative ideas and actions rather than letting the momentum of AI carry us forward.

Accountability

Stopping to ensure that we can clearly articulate our aims, actions, and underlying beliefs so that we can pass our work on to others.

Learning routes

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For teams

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UK|EMEA / USA from £1,850 / $2,960

Frequently asked questions

Why is critical thinking important in the AI age?

AI can generate convincing content quickly, but its answers are not always accurate, relevant, or reliable. Critical thinking helps us recognise these limitations, question assumptions, verify important information, and consider alternatives. These skills enable us to benefit from AI’s efficiency while retaining independent judgement and responsibility for the work we produce.

Does the AI Use & Critical Thinking Course require participants to use a particular AI tool, or is it tool-agnostic?

This course applies to commonly used AI tools, regardless of the platform or technology involved. Rather than teaching participants how to operate a particular system, it develops the thinking habits needed to direct AI effectively and remain accountable for the results.

Is critical thinking beyond some people?

No. Critical thinking is a set of habits. Having a high IQ does not automatically make someone a better critical thinker. We explain the reasons for developing critical thinking habits and the ideas behind them but it’s really all about pausing your work to ask the right questions at the right times.

What is the difference between this course and the Critical Thinking Skills Training Course?

The Critical Thinking Skills Training Course develops abilities to analyse information, challenge assumptions, overcome bias, and make sound decisions in a range of workplace situations. The AI Use & Critical Thinking Course applies these principles specifically to working with AI, focusing on how to question its output, verify important information, provide appropriate context, and retain accountability for AI-assisted work.

What is the difference between this course and the AI and Independent Thinking Course?

AI Use & Critical Thinking focuses on evaluating AI-generated work, identifying errors and bias, considering alternatives, and remaining accountable for the results. The AI and Independent Thinking Course explores a different challenge: how to use AI productively without weakening your own thinking skills. It introduces a practical approach to deciding which tasks to delegate to AI and which require continued human cognitive effort.

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