Issue 04 Cover Essay
AI & Life
The Human Cost of Waiting for AI: From Experience to Structure
Waiting for AI is not free time. It is suspended attention with cognitive, emotional, and structural cost.
Issue 04 April 2026 The Waiting Tax
The Waiting Tax
Waiting for AI is not free time — it is suspended attention with cognitive cost.
Source research
AI Waiting Taxes: The Hidden Cost of Idle Time in the Age of Artificial Intelligence · SSRN 5401725