Co-Cognition (Canonical Definiton)

Co-Cognition describes a shared cognitive process in which human thought and external systems, particularly AI systems, operate within a continuous feedback loop. Ideas emerge through interaction, with outputs becoming inputs for the next stage of reasoning. AI systems become part of the process through which thought is externalized, structured, refined, and reintegrated. Cognition remains human-directed, but increasingly unfolds across both internal and external systems.

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Core Concepts:

• Reality Drift
• Filter Fatigue
• Recursive Compression
• Constraint Collapse
• Co-Cognition