Voice
Cognitive Partisan
A user who works with AI while keeping the craft, judgment, and first move inside the human.
How it feels
You use the machine hard, but it does not get the first move or the final say.
At work
A writer drafts by hand, asks AI for the strongest critique, rejects half of it, and edits the final version line by line.
Hidden cost
No hidden cost when practiced correctly; this is the counter-pattern.
You may have this if
Can you show your human first attempt, the machine critique, and the final human decision?
Try this instead
Keep the three-part workflow: human first draft, AI critique, human final pass.
Team rule
Reward visible human judgment in AI-assisted work, not just speed or polish.
Related book concept
Cognitive Partisan and the Partisan/Operator quiz tiers.
Evidence notes
The book defines Cognitive Partisan as the operator stance between abstinence and surrender.
The protocol's Cognitive Ops practice uses AI as sparring partner rather than ghostwriter.
Search surface
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