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news Project Syndicate 2026-06-12

AI Turns Human Knowledge into Products, Potentially Weakening Cognitive Abilities

Artificial intelligence is now capable of commodifying tacit human knowledge, making it distributable at scale. However, this technological advancement may also diminish the human cognitive capacities essential for complex societies.

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