AI Cognitive Debt: The Crisis Nobody Sees Coming

AI is accelerating software development. But speed is not the same as understanding. In this video, I break down cognitive debt; what happens when AI writes production code that works, yet nobody on the team can fully explain it. The dashboards look great. Velocity goes up. And months later, when something breaks, the system has to be re-learned from scratch. This is not technical debt. It is a silent loss of shared understanding. I explain why AI-driven velocity can create hidden fragility, how dependency forms inside teams, and three practical safeguards that keep AI a tool instead of a crutch. Speed is easy. Ownership is harder. The teams that win with AI will prioritize both. References: Article: https://margaretstorey.com/blog/2026/...