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AI Cognitive Atrophy

Deb Liu · 8 Oct 2026

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  1. AI makes work easier, but the easier it gets, the less of yourself you put into it. Besides making your work sound like everyone else’s, AI makes you less of a participant in your own work. You are less likely to remember it, and less likely to feel you own it.
  2. Own every word. One of the problems with AI is that we are outsourcing both the thinking and the ownership. When you create something, it is yours, and you have a pride of ownership. If you can’t stand behind every word, don’t submit it.
  3. AI can make us faster, sharper, and more capable, but it doesn’t replace judgment, reasoning, and ownership.

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