The Tragedy of the Cognitive Commons
This academic paper discusses the 'Tragedy of the Cognitive Commons,' examining how the rise of AI might disrupt the development and maintenance of professional expertise. It explores the potential for AI to erode the human-centric processes required to build deep domain knowledge.
Why it matters
It addresses a critical concern regarding the long-term impact of AI automation on human skill acquisition and professional standards.
Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Journal reference: Human Resource Development Review, advance online publication (2026) Related DOI : https://doi.org/10.1177/15344843261470602 Focus to learn more DOI(s) linking to related resources Submission history From: Nolan Lovett [ view email ] [v1] Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:04:07 UTC (401 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled The Tragedy of the Cognitive Commons: How AI Could Disrupt the Regeneration of Professional Expertise, by Nolan Lovett View PDF view license Current browse context: cs.CY < prev | next > new | recent | 2026-07 Change to browse by: cs econ econ.GN q-fin q-fin.EC References & Citations NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ( What is the Explorer?
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