Citation:

Jackson Andrew Srivathsan, 2026. Cognition Economy: Compute, Infrastructure, and the Future of Synthetic Intelligence   Volume 6 Issue 2: 175-187.

Abstract:

Human civilization largely solved information scarcity through the rise of the internet, cloud computing, and global digital connectivity. Information scarcity has been mostly overcome by the advent of the internet, cloud computing, and worldwide interconnectedness. This type of information, which could only be found in libraries or institutions, can now be searched and shared across the globe. With AHI, however, it adds another layer of scarcity: the resources necessary for doing cognition on such a large scale, including the energy, organization, and economics of cognitive processes.

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Keywords:

Cognitive Scarcity, Accelerated Human Intelligence, Artificial Cognition, AI Infrastructure, Distributed Intelligence, Cognitive Economy, AI Sustainability, Cognitive Elites, Amplified Cognition.