AI RESEARCH
MetaCues: Enabling Critical Engagement with Generative AI for Information Seeking and Sensemaking
arXiv CS.AI
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ArXi:2603.19634v1 Announce Type: cross Generative AI (GenAI) search tools are increasingly used for information seeking, yet their design tends to encourage cognitive offloading, which may lead to passive engagement, selective attention, and informational homogenization. Effective use requires metacognitive engagement to craft good prompts, verify AI outputs, and critically engage with information.