AI as a Mind Partner: Cognitive Impact in Pakistan’s Educational Landscape

Eman Khalid, Hammad Javaid, Yashal Waseem, Natasha Sohail Barlas


Abstract
This study explores how high school and university students in Pakistan perceive and use generative AI as a cognitive extension. Drawing on the Extended Mind Theory, impact on critical thinking, and ethics are evaluated. Findings reveal over-reliance, mixed emotional responses, and institutional uncertainty about AI’s role in learning.
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2025.aimecon-wip.2
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Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Works in Progress
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October
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2025
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Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh, Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Joshua Wilson, Christopher Ormerod, Magdalen Beiting Parrish
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AIME-Con
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National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
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14–19
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https://aclanthology.org/2025.aimecon-wip.2/
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Eman Khalid, Hammad Javaid, Yashal Waseem, and Natasha Sohail Barlas. 2025. AI as a Mind Partner: Cognitive Impact in Pakistan’s Educational Landscape. In Proceedings of the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement and Education Conference (AIME-Con): Works in Progress, pages 14–19, Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh, Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME).
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AI as a Mind Partner: Cognitive Impact in Pakistan’s Educational Landscape (Khalid et al., AIME-Con 2025)
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