arXiv AI
Sep 11

Cognitive Amplification vs Cognitive Delegation in Human-AI Systems: A Metric Framework

The paper proposes a metric framework to differentiate cognitive amplification—where AI enhances human performance without eroding human capability—from cognitive delegation, which relies heavily on AI reasoning. It introduces four metrics (CAI*, D, HRI, HCDR) and tests them in NetLogo simulations across various reliance and dependency scenarios. The results show that positive collaborative gain is only achievable when an explicit interaction term is added, indicating that mere prevention of capability erosion is insufficient for genuine amplification.

By Eduardo Di Santi, Carla Florida
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Jul 8

Recursive Self-Improvement in AI: From Bounded Self-Refinement to Autonomous Research Loops

AI systems increasingly participate in their own improvement: revising their outputs, adapting their own harnesses during deployment, training on data they generate, and, increasingly, conducting AI research itself. This literature is described under a vocabulary ("self-refine," "self-reward," "self-play," "self-evolve") that conflates fundamentally different ambitions.