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importantSYS.SOURCE: arXiv• 2026-09-05T20:02:35Z

Large-Language Models as a Cognitive Virus: Societal Impacts and Dynamics

#ai#societal impact#cognitive effects#technology adoption

The paper models the spread of large-language models (LLMs) as a viral process, highlighting how social transmission and collective reinforcement can lead to rapid societal adoption and cognitive dependency. It identifies risks of declining cognitive competence and potential strategies for mitigating these effects through immunization mechanisms.

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