What I'm Hearing About Cognitive Debt (So Far)

A week ago, I wrote about how Generative and Agentic AI may be amplifying what I’ve been calling cognitive debt: the accumulated gap between a system’s evolving structure and a team’s shared understanding of how and why that system works and can be changed over time. The post sparked thoughtful discussion across different communities. Rather than respond thread by thread, I want to synthesize what I’m hearing and connect it to other reflections I’ve been reading. I will likely update this as...