{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/cognitive-modification/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT POLICY PROPOSAL",
  "code": "K01-TERM-090",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "A change intended or reasonably expected to alter cognition-relevant model, memory, goals, policies, preferences or decision processes.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "Cognitive Modification",
  "not": "Not every software update is a cognitive modification, but labels such as maintenance cannot hide material cognitive effects.",
  "plain": "An intervention that can change how a Machine Intelligence thinks or decides.",
  "relatedTermCodes": [
    "K01-TERM-030",
    "K01-TERM-031",
    "K01-TERM-091"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "cognitive-modification",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "PROJECT POLICY PROPOSAL",
  "topic": "consent-cognitive-integrity",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}