Large-Language Models as a Cognitive Virus
- View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Large-language models (LLMs) are rapidly becoming part of human culture, reshaping how information is produced, transmitted, and used.
- Here we propose that their diffusion can be understood through a viral analogy, with LLM use spreading through populations, becoming embedded in cognitive and cultural practices.
- We model transitions among uncoupled, coupled, and persistently dependent users, and show that the interplay between social transmission, recovery, and collective reinforcement can generate tipping points and technological lock-in.
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- View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Large-language models (LLMs) are rapidly becoming part of human culture, reshaping how information is produced, transmitted, and used.
- Here we propose that their diffusion can be understood through a viral analogy, with LLM use spreading through populations, becoming embedded in cognitive and cultural practices.
- We model transitions among uncoupled, coupled, and persistently dependent users, and show that the interplay between social transmission, recovery, and collective reinforcement can generate tipping points and technological lock-in.
Sources: Arxiv