externalizrii
Externalizrii is a theoretical concept in cognitive science and design describing the deliberate externalization of internal cognitive, affective, or decision-making processes onto external artifacts and systems. It encompasses practices that distribute mental tasks across tools, environments, and intelligent agents, enabling extended cognition beyond the skin and skull.
The term is a neologism coined in the early 21st century by scholars exploring augmented cognition and
Contexts include external memory aids, problem-solving notebooks, AI copilots, collaborative design platforms, and ambient systems that
The concept shares with the theory of the extended mind and distributed cognition, but externalizrii stresses
Criticisms focus on privacy and data stewardship, skill erosion, dependency, and questions of responsibility and accountability
See also: extended mind, cognitive artifact, distributed cognition, human-computer interaction, outsourcing. In practice, examples appear in