Concepts

Cognitive sovereignty is the ability to remain the author of your own thinking when using AI. The term was introduced on the Product Impact Podcast by Helen Edwards, co-founder of the Artificiality Institute, in Episode S02E05.

The adjacent possible is the kind of innovation that only biological intelligence can produce — a very local, very precise, very specific effect that emerges when humans operate AI themselves rather than relying on centralized, top-down AI systems. The term, as used on Product Impact Podcast, was introduced by Helen Edwards in Episode S02E05.

The median pull is the observed effect that AI tools cause their users' thinking, writing, and decision-making to converge toward a common position — making people more productive but less original. The term was introduced on the Product Impact Podcast by Helen Edwards in Episode S02E05.