Hybrid cognition and the human-AI relationship according to Bob Burgin

The text analyzes the evolution of human cognition in the context of integration with artificial intelligence systems. Drawing on Clark and Chalmers' theory of the extended mind and Bob Burgin's concepts, the author argues that AI has ceased to be a neutral tool and has become an active element of the cognitive system. Unlike passive memory carriers (such as books or notebooks), generative AI acts as a cognitive operator that actively transforms information and modifies the user's thought processes in real time. This phenomenon is termed interactive external cognition, where synergy occurs between the biological architecture of the brain and digital infrastructure, leading to the externalization of cognitive functions and a change in how humans create and process knowledge.