The tool's effect differs by timing: early AI acts as a momentum starter, later AI as a deepener raising narrative transportation¶

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q3 i? For the group introducing AI later, the tool produced a significant increase in Narrative Transportation, whereas for the early group it rapidly reduced cognitive burden. → Sora Kang 2026

Evidence¶

Sora Kang 2026¶

Sora Kang. (2026). Stop Writing for Me: Generative Refusal in AI Tools for Thought. In Proceedings of CHI 2026 Workshop on Tools for Thought. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.24751 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2607.24751

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Timing moderation within the 14-day crossover field study: counterbalanced groups received AI early or late. The later-introduction group showed "a significant increase in Narrative Trans- portation (𝑝=. 0128)"; only a p-value is printed.

"for the group introducing AI later, it functioned as a deepener, leading to a significant increase in Narrative Trans- portation (𝑝=. 0128)"

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