This article explores how AI is changing navigation in digital products, suggesting it doesn't eliminate navigation but shifts it to a hidden system. The author argues that this shift can lead to cognitive debt, reducing our ability to engage with and understand the information we encounter.

Screens are often unfairly blamed for various societal issues, but they actually serve vital cognitive functions by holding and visualizing information, thus enhancing our ability to think and learn. The focus should shift from trying to eliminate screens to improving their design and the experiences they offer, as the content and context of use are the true sources of concern. Ultimately, screens are powerful tools that have enriched human existence and should be viewed as cognitive prosthetics rather than problems.