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When Cognitive Offloading Elevates Us

On the Noble Uses of AI When Cognitive Offloading Elevates Us Cosmos Institute Jan 30, 2026 161 21 51 Share This is a guest post by Kevin Vallier , a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toledo and Director of Research at the Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership. Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Harvesters (1565) Pepper was once a luxury. Medieval merchants traveled halfway around the world to bring it to European tables. Now it sits in shakers at every restaurant, free for the taking. It became cheap because people wanted to put it on everything. Intelligence is be

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