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The aim is to redefine the role of AI in cognitive work, emphasizing human governance over cognitive expansion rather than offloading.

May 29, 2026Open Access

The Governance of Human Capacity in the AI Age, Vol. 5: AI as Cognitive Battlefield Expansion — Why the Highest Use of AI Is Not Cognitive Offloading, but Governed Thinking Across Expanded Possibility Space

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The paper demonstrates governed cognitive expansion in AI-native work, indicating a shift in expertise requirements.

The aim is to redefine the role of AI in cognitive work, emphasizing human governance over cognitive expansion rather than offloading.
Introduces cognitive battlefield expansion as an AI work methodology.
Defines a governed AI-native work loop involving frame, generation, expansion, feedback, judgment, compression, iteration, responsibility.
Identifies risks and validation requirements specific to various domains, including law and medicine.
Argues that AI enhances human cognitive capacity by expanding rather than reducing thinking space.
Describes the transformation of AI from a passive tool to governed cognitive infrastructure.
Defines essential human characteristics needed for AI-native work, such as boundary awareness and responsibility orientation.

Xiangyu Guo (2026) studied this question.

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