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This search query links to broader academic literature on information overload; relevant to AI safety researchers studying human oversight limitations, interpretability tool design, and cognitive constraints on AI monitoring.

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A Google Scholar search aggregating academic research on information overload and its effects on decision making. This query surfaces peer-reviewed studies examining how excessive information degrades cognitive performance, decision quality, and judgment. Relevant to AI safety discussions around human oversight, interpretability outputs, and how AI systems can exacerbate or mitigate cognitive limitations.

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  • •Information overload occurs when the volume of available information exceeds cognitive processing capacity, degrading decision quality.
  • •Research explores thresholds at which additional information becomes counterproductive or paralyzing for human decision-makers.
  • •Findings are relevant to AI safety: operators and overseers may face overload when monitoring complex AI systems.
  • •Studies examine mitigation strategies such as information filtering, prioritization, and structured presentation to improve decisions.
  • •Has implications for how AI transparency/interpretability tools should be designed to avoid overwhelming human reviewers.

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