Human–AI cognition research
Augmented Individual Intelligence
What changes when AI becomes a continuing part of someone’s thinking rather than an occasional tool?
The research question
Augmented Individual Intelligence, or AII, proposes a framework for understanding an ongoing human–AI cognitive partnership. The central distinction is continuity: an AI system participates in planning, reflection and decision-making over time rather than answering isolated questions. The research asks what would make that relationship a genuine augmentation of the individual rather than a displacement of their judgment.
Agency is not an optional feature
The publication draws on cognitive science, human–computer interaction and systems design to discuss metacognition, problem-solving and long-term cooperation. Human agency is an important boundary: a system being useful or persuasive does not make it the rightful holder of final authority. Preserving the person’s ability to question, redirect and override the system is part of the design problem, not an afterthought.
From cognitive relationship to infrastructure
This question connects to Agent Context Memory and Principles of Earned Autonomy without making the three works identical. AII concerns the human–AI relationship; ACM asks how memory and authorization should be structured; PEA proposes principles for accountable delegation. Together they create a research line from the person’s agency to the systems that would need to respect it in practice.
Publication and evidentiary status
The linked Zenodo record, published 29 January 2026 as version 1.0, provides the full AII paper and citation context. This page is an author’s orientation to that research, not a replacement for the publication. It makes no claim of clinical validation, demonstrated cognitive improvement, broad scientific consensus or peer-review status. Readers should examine the full argument and cited literature before adopting its proposed design guidelines.