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OpenAI's 'Age of Intelligence' Policy Raises Concerns Over Cognitive Oversight
OpenAI Unveils 'Age of Intelligence' Policy Blueprint
OpenAI recently released a 13-page policy blueprint titled 'Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age: Ideas to Keep People First.' This ambitious document outlines proposals such as robot taxes, public wealth funds, a four-day workweek, and automatic safety-net triggers. It represents a bold attempt by one of the world's most powerful AI companies to shape the policy conversation around superintelligence before governments do so. The tagline 'Ideas to Keep People First' is prominently featured throughout the document.
Commodification of 'Intelligence' Versus the Importance of 'Cognition'
The policy blueprint frames the current era as the 'Intelligence Age,' defining 'intelligence' as a 'product' that can be metered and sold like electricity or water. However, critics argue this perspective commodifies intelligence, potentially overlooking the significance of 'cognition,' the human process of thought. Cognition is described as a 'process' built through effort, friction, and the human experience of stepping into the unknown, rather than a product. Concerns are raised that outsourcing thinking to AI might lead humans to become recipients of conclusions rather than their authors, fostering a reliance on 'borrowed certainty.'
*Source: Psychology Today (2026-04-09)*
