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Individual Gain, Collective Loss: Metacognitive Adaptation in AI-Assisted Creativity

arXiv:2606.05532v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Recent studies reveal a paradox: AI enhances individual creative outputs while reducing collective diversity. Current explanations -- cognitive offloading and over-reliance -- identify symptoms but not mechanisms. We propose selective metacognitive adaptation: routine AI use redistributes rather than uniformly diminishes metacognitive effort. Some capacities are amplified (partner modeling, surface control), while others are systematically under-supported (originality evaluation, reflective integration). This redistribution explains both indiv…

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