Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

I'm not completely sold on the idea but it's worth consideration. Sasha Sidorkin defines 'executive cognition' as "the ability to strategically allocate attention, manage cognitive resources, and construct workflows that integrate AI systems without surrendering human judgment. It is what separates those who can simply operate tools from those who can govern systems of intelligence."

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