#SOT-COMP-3013|COGNITIVE OFFLOADING
criticalpreprint
Delegating semantic summaries to agentic assistants erodes memory retention by 31%.
Empirical Translation & Finding
Relying on automatic document summary engines significantly reduces long-term logical structure recall. Longitudinal cognitive trials demonstrate that while reading speeds increase, active comprehension, critical memory retrieval, and synthesization skills deteriorate.
Recorded Empirical Metric
31% memory retention drop
Actionable Interface Verdict
Enforce high-friction semantic checkpoints that prompt the user to synthesize key findings in their own words.