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cognitive

[kog-ni-tiv] / ˈkɒg nɪ tɪv /






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The need to constantly review and verify AI outputs creates what she calls cognitive overhead, making the technology less useful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

That may help explain why structural brain changes and cognitive scores may not align in the same way for women and men.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

But, as a philosopher who studies the cognitive and emotional aspects of citizenship, I think this is incorrect.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

In trying to disassociate herself from the scandal, Melania’s lack of acknowledgment of her husband’s ties to Epstein stands out as a confusing, but increasingly familiar, bit of cognitive dissonance.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

So every time a writer adds a word to a sentence, he is imposing not one but two cognitive demands on the reader: understanding the word, and fitting it into the tree.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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