Re:What happens when coding agents stop feeling like dialup?
by protocolture on Monday September 22, 2025 @06:16PM
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>Because AI reduces cognitive engagement with tasks
Just a sideways thing. Cognitive offloading is something humans do with each other quite a lot. People offload onto colleagues, underlings and spouses all the time.
People engage with AI through the prism of reducing engagement with the thing they dont like, and increasing engagement with the thing they do like.
It isnt a straight up productivity boost, but its more like going from being a screenwriter to a director.
Just a sideways thing. Cognitive offloading is something humans do with each other quite a lot. People offload onto colleagues, underlings and spouses all the time.
People engage with AI through the prism of reducing engagement with the thing they dont like, and increasing engagement with the thing they do like.
It isnt a straight up productivity boost, but its more like going from being a screenwriter to a director.