Cognitive Asymmetry

The divide is bandwidth, not access

Cognitive Asymmetry The divide is bandwidth, not access Hardware Layer · ubiquitous · Architecture component Hardware Layer ubiquitous Surface Use · search bar · Architecture component Surface Use search bar Epistemic Bandwidth · mental models · Architecture component Epistemic Bandwidth mental models Reasoning Engine · synthesis · Architecture component Reasoning Engine synthesis the real divide Legend Frontend Backend Cloud Security

Surface

  • • Most users stop at the search bar
  • • Commodity access hides the divide

Depth

  • • Mental models unlock synthesis
  • • Non-trivial queries pay off