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Offloading thought: how generative artificial intelligence reshapes ownership and responsibility

Year: 2026

Type: dissertation

Abstract: This thesis examines how Generative AI reshapes cognitive work, managerial expertise, organizational culture, and innovation logic in strategic decision-making. Using a mixed-methods approach, it combines a quantitative survey on cognitive offloading with qualitative interviews across additional subtopics. Subtopic 1 explores how Generative AI affects cognitive engagement, ownership, and responsibility in knowledge work. Survey results show that while users report critical review behavior, frequent use correlates with mental detachment and reduced authorship. These shifts in agency and accountability highlight the need for deliberate tool design and cultural safeguards to support responsible AI use

Source: Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT)

Author: Lannace, Francesca

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Awards: G1516346500, G3257768443, G3821169523, Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics, G946021960

OpenAlex ID: W7162272454

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