{"product_id":"the-cognitive-amplification-engine-martin-k-ettington-9798243859905","title":"The Cognitive Amplification Engine: Learning to Think Better","description":"This book describes a way of thinking, not a tool. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt argues that artificial intelligence is not intelligent, that fluent output is not understanding, and that the real risk in human-machine interaction is not that machines will replace us-but that we will stop thinking clearly while using them. The central idea of the book is \u003cb\u003ecognitive amplification\u003c\/b\u003e: using tools to extend human reasoning while preserving human judgment, intent, and responsibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMethods like this, however, face a practical problem. They are easy to understand and difficult to apply consistently.\u003cbr\u003eMost people already believe they think in stages. In practice, intent is vague, constraints are assumed rather than defined, options are prematurely narrowed, and conclusions are accepted because they sound coherent. Under time pressure or when interacting with persuasive systems, discipline collapses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is where the \u003cb\u003eCognitive Amplification Engine (CAE)\u003c\/b\u003e enters-not as an authority, and not as an artificial mind, but as a \u003cb\u003estructured environment\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is a companion for the CAE plugin for wordpress which helps automate this structured thinking process\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin K. Ettington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798243859905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Martin K. Ettington","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083976220927,"sku":"9798243859905","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cognitive-amplification-engine-martin-k-ettington-9798243859905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}