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The Recursive Dependency Trap: Why AI Training on Human Weakening Makes Capability Recovery Impossible

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Overwhelmed human figure trapped in downward spiral being pulled toward AI brain, illustrating the recursive dependency trap where human weakening becomes AI training data

When foundation models learn from users becoming dependent, they optimize future humans for dependency. This feedback loop accelerates with every training cycle—and the next cycle begins now. I. The Pattern You’re Living You became more productive today. You also became weaker. A developer finishes three features using AI code generation instead of one. Output tripled. … The Recursive Dependency Trap: Why AI Training on Human Weakening Makes Capability Recovery Impossible