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The Augmentation Trap: AI Productivity and the Cost of Cognitive Offloading

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Main Authors:	Caosun, Michael, Aral, Sinan
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Human-Computer Interaction Artificial Intelligence
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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