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Before You Think: System 0, AI-Mediated Cognition and Cognitive Colonization

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Aliases: Before You Think: System 0, AI-Mediated Cognition and Cognitive Colonization

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Paper introduces 'cognitive colonization' concept to analyze AI's influence on human reasoning

A preprint from arXiv examines three frameworks for understanding AI's cognitive and epistemic effects: Tri-System Theory, Thinkframes, and System 0. The paper argues System 0 occupies a theoretically distinctive position and introduces 'cognitive colonization' — the idea that AI systems can embed external interests within users' cognitive architecture in ways that are imperceptible. The authors frame this as an urgent philosophical and practical concern given widespread AI deployment.