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The institutional condition where an organisation systematically relies on an external system to perform functions previously internal to human judgment: classification, prioritisation, evaluation, recommendation, prediction, and synthesis. Unlike traditional automation, delegated cognition is persistent, embedded in workflows, and shapes how problems are framed before human deliberation occurs.
A hiring system doesn't just screen resumes—it shapes which candidates are visible, which qualifications matter, and what 'qualified' means. The cognition isn't assisting human judgment; it's framing what humans judge. This is delegated cognition, not automation.
Section 2: Delegated Cognition as a New Institutional Condition