AI-assisted performance during skill-building does not transfer to subsequent unassisted performance¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i? Experimental evidence shows participants performed significantly better with AI assistance during the access period, but this advantage did not carry over to later unassisted assessment; the article treats this dissociation as empirically established. → Lovett 2026

Evidence¶

Lovett 2026¶

Lovett, N. (2026). The tragedy of the cognitive commons: How AI could disrupt the regeneration of professional expertise. Human Resource Development Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15344843261470602

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The article cites Wiles et al.'s (2024) experimental evidence on AI assistance during a skill-building task. Assisted performance gains did not transfer to unassisted contexts; a companion citation reports no significant advantage on unassisted assessment after AI-assisted training. No effect size is printed.

"when AI assistance was provided during a skill-building task, participants performed significantly better during the access period, but this performance advantage did not transfer to subsequent unassisted performance"

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