Could cognitive dependency be an early warning sign of gradual disempowerment?

Published on July 20, 2026 1:59 PM GMTI started with a workplace questionWhen I began researching how employees were adapting to AI at work, I was not thinking of it as an AI safety project. Drawing on my neuroscience, HR and organisational development background, I was curious to learn how employees were experiencing AI adoption within their organisations, beyond the common narrative around productivity.So I ran a research study with 299 employees in UK organisations that had formally introduce...