Entangled cognition: algorithmic power and the limits of cognitive extension
Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science April 9, 2026 Rasmus Gahrn-Andersen
In the digital age, where human experience is increasingly shaped by algorithms, some scholars have appealed to Clark and Chalmers’s Extended Mind hypothesis to account for human–algorithm relations. These accounts suggest that algorithmically generated content functions as an extension of human cognition. This paper argues that while certain forms of online cognition may indeed be...