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.

<p>AI is doing what no previous technology could, turning tacit human knowledge into a product that can be extracted, priced, and distributed at scale. Yet the same technology that democratizes cognitive labor may also weaken the human capacities on which complex societies depend.</p>