GoKawiilResearchers Coin 'Gradual Disempowerment' to Describe Rising AI Dependence
Experts cited by CBS News describe a trend they call 'gradual disempowerment,' in which people increasingly hand decision-making over to AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Meta's new Muse assistant. Jay Chooi of Robocurve and researcher Jan Kulveit, who co-authored a paper introducing the term, say the shift is being driven by AI's perceived economic and practical value rather than any deliberate takeover by AI systems.