Cognitive surrender: Artificial intelligence’s threat to democracy - Peer2Peer

Cognitive surrender: Artificial intelligence’s threat to democracy

Oct 23, 2026

Wesleyan University computer science professor Sebastian Zimmeck argues that artificial intelligence poses a threat to democratic citizenship by encouraging cognitive surrender and requiring both individual critical thinking and robust regulatory oversight to protect personal agency.

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/6166067-protecting-personal-agency-ai/

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