Cognition and AI
3 long-form articles on cognition and artificial intelligence by Sahir Maharaj, Lead Data Scientist and Microsoft MVP. Practical, research-grounded essays on how AI is changing cognition.

The Cognitive Economy of Effort
AI saves mental effort, but some of that effort is how independent judgment grows.
September 11, 202611 min read

AI Will Reward People Who Think Clearly
The bottleneck moved from production to cognition. That changes who wins.
August 19, 202611 min read

The Prospects of Conscious AI
Sitting with a question we don't yet know how to answer.
June 19, 202611 min read