El rol de la Inteligencia Artificial en el pensamiento crítico de estudiantes de Ingeniería: retos y oportunidades.

Palabras clave: inteligencia artificial, pensamiento crítico, educación en ingeniería, inteligencia artificial generativa, competencias cognitivas

Resumen

En este artículo se analiza el impacto que han tenido estas tecnologías en el desarrollo del pensamiento crítico de los estudiantes de ingeniería. Se reporta una revisión de la literatura en la que se identifican las oportunidades de la IA para potenciar las competencias cognitivas, así como los riesgos que puede tener su uso indiscriminado, tales como la dependencia tecnológica, disminución del compromiso cognitivo e incluso problemas de integridad académica. Del análisis realizado, se concluye que la integración reflexiva, ética y pedagógica de la IA puede fortalecer el pensamiento crítico, siempre que se acompañe de adecuadas estrategias didácticas que fomenten la evaluación crítica de los contenidos que son generados por estas herramientas.

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Publicado
2026-05-01