AI, HUMAN COGNITION AND KNOWLEDGE COLLAPSE

2026

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This paper explores the potential for generative AI to lead to a "knowledge collapse" by eroding human learning incentives, despite its ability to improve immediate decision-making.

* A dynamic model of learning and decision-making is developed, distinguishing between general and context-specific knowledge.
* The model analyzes how agentic AI, providing context-specific recommendations, can substitute for human effort and lead to a decline in collective knowledge.
* Conditions for knowledge collapse are identified, and the paper discusses policy interventions, such as information design, to mitigate this risk.

AI, Generative AI, Knowledge Collapse, Human Cognition, Learning Incentives

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