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<p>Recent scholarship increasingly recognizes artificial intelligence (AI) not merely as a neutral tool, but as a cognitive and epistemic artifact that actively shapes human knowledge practices. Building on contemporary debates on generative AI, cognitive delegation, and epistemic authority, this paper argues that advanced AI systems operate at multiple levels of human cognition, influencing both individual reasoning and collective knowledge formation. After examining the concept of System 0 as a nonbiological cognitive layer that precedes and modulates human intuitive and reflective thinking, the paper introduces the notion of Thinkframe to capture the systemic, collective dimension of AI-mediated cognition. Thinkframes are described as pervasive cognitive architectures emerging from the interaction of AI systems, platforms, institutional infrastructures, and human agents, organizing attention, interpretation, and decision-making at a social scale. The analysis highlights how Thinkframes redefine epistemic authority, compress deliberative processes, redistribute responsibility, and foster forms of metacognitive delegation that risk functional cognitive dependence. At the same time, they enable unprecedented cognitive amplification and coordination in complex knowledge ecosystems. The paper concludes by arguing that understanding and ethically shaping Thinkframes is a central task for social epistemology and digital ethics, essential to preserving human autonomy, epistemic plurality, and critical agency in increasingly AI-mediated societies.</p>

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When Artificial Intelligence Shapes the way we Think

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    2026年2月27日

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  • Francesco Branda

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Recent scholarship increasingly recognizes artificial intelligence (AI) not merely as a neutral tool, but as a cognitive and epistemic artifact that actively shapes human knowledge practices. Building on contemporary debates on generative AI, cognitive delegation, and epistemic authority, this paper argues that advanced AI systems operate at multiple levels of human cognition, influencing both individual reasoning and collective knowledge formation. After examining the concept of System 0 as a nonbiological cognitive layer that precedes and modulates human intuitive and reflective thinking, the paper introduces the notion of Thinkframe to capture the systemic, collective dimension of AI-mediated cognition. Thinkframes are described as pervasive cognitive architectures emerging from the interaction of AI systems, platforms, institutional infrastructures, and human agents, organizing attention, interpretation, and decision-making at a social scale. The analysis highlights how Thinkframes redefine epistemic authority, compress deliberative processes, redistribute responsibility, and foster forms of metacognitive delegation that risk functional cognitive dependence. At the same time, they enable unprecedented cognitive amplification and coordination in complex knowledge ecosystems. The paper concludes by arguing that understanding and ethically shaping Thinkframes is a central task for social epistemology and digital ethics, essential to preserving human autonomy, epistemic plurality, and critical agency in increasingly AI-mediated societies.