"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds (arstechnica.com)

• Measurable decline in critical evaluation of AI-generated content
• Erosion of human problem-solving skills via over-reliance
• Systemic risks to decision-making autonomy

"Recent research highlights 'cognitive surrender,' a phenomenon where AI users experience a decline in critical thinking and analytical rigor by over-relying on automated outputs. This shift poses a systemic risk to European resilience, as individual capacity for independent problem-solving diminishes. The study suggests that reliance on AI models fundamentally alters how users process information, leading to reduced skepticism and intellectual atrophy. This trend threatens the cognitive foundations required for sovereign decision-making in a digital era."