Cognitive Infrastructure
The background systems that shape how thinking is scaffolded, organized, and evaluated.
Working Definition
Cognitive infrastructure refers to durable socio-technical conditions that participate in reasoning by structuring access, framing, and synthesis.
Structural Expansion
Inquiry positions AI within this layer, arguing that language models are not only tools but ambient conditions that alter where judgment must occur.
Related Terms
Referenced in this Inquiry
- Thinking in the Age of Language Models
A framing essay on pedagogy, authorship, judgment, and design education in an AI-mediated era.