TFP

The Friction Principle

How intentional cognitive friction in AI systems can preserve and enhance human intellectual capacity while maximizing artificial intelligence benefits. A framework for human-AI collaboration that promotes learning, creativity, and critical thinking.

Articles in this Series

Introducing a framework for human-AI collaboration that preserves cognitive growth through intentional friction. When convenience becomes the enemy of cognition, how do we design AI systems that make us smarter, better and kinder, not just faster?

June 22, 2025

A deep dive into the mounting research evidence that AI over-reliance is quietly eroding our critical thinking abilities, memory, and problem-solving skills. The automation complacency effect isn't coming: it's already here.

July 2, 2025