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Sherbin D.N. Interaction with an intelligent assistant: new skills and changes in cognitive strategies. Journal of Social Policy, Population Preservation and Reproductivity. 2026; 5(1). Available at: https://spnjournal.ru/PDF/01KN126.pdf (in Russian).

Interaction with an intelligent assistant: new skills and changes in cognitive strategies

Sherbin Dmitry Nikolaevich
Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
E-mail: dnsherbina@sfedu.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8393-6047
RSCI: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=108936

Abstract. This article examines the transformation of cognitive strategies when interacting with intelligent assistants (IA). Changes in the problem-solving process before and after the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) tools are analyzed. New skills for the user and tasks for developing user-friendly AI tools are substantiated. Based on the analysis of observations of IA use in 2022–2025, it is shown that cognitive effort does not decrease but is redistributed: the main focus shifts from the execution stage to prompt formulation and critical verification of results. The phenomena of AI mentalizing, cognitive trust traps, and the need for developing special quality metrics are described. Recommendations are formulated for educational programs to overcome blind trust in agents and directions for developing adaptive interfaces that take into account the user’s state. Four key skills are identified: critical verification, task decomposition, prompt formulation, and AI mentalizing. Seven priority areas for tool development are also defined, including enhanced voice input markup, logical framework visualization, and automated result verification.

Keywords: intelligent assistant; mentalizing; prompt engineering; cognitive strategies; human-AI interaction; anthropocentric AI; critical verification; trust in AI

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