LLMs as a Cognitive Virus
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一篇题为“LLMs as a Cognitive Virus”的研究论文已于2026年9月3日04:03:49 UTC在arXiv.org上发布。该论文由Luis F Seoane博士撰写，共12页，包含3张图表，并被归类为物理学与社会（physics.soc-ph）、计算机与社会（cs.CY）、适应与自组织系统（nlin.AO）以及种群与进化（q-bio.PE）等主题。该论文的版本号为arXiv:2609.03344v1。
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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. A central consequence is the possibility of runaway dynamics: once a critical threshold is crossed, small increases in adoption can trigger rapid population-level shifts toward persistent dependence, with abrupt losses in cognitive competence. The same framework, however, identifies conditions for cognitive immunization, based on reducing transmission and facilitating reversibility. Our results highlight how LLM adoption may involve nonlinear collective transitions with important consequences for cognitive autonomy.
Comments: 12 pages, 3 figures
Subjects:
Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph); Computers and Society (cs.CY); Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems (nlin.AO); Populations and Evolution (q-bio.PE)
Cite as: arXiv:2609.03344 [physics.soc-ph]
(or arXiv:2609.03344v1 [physics.soc-ph] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2609.03344
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From: Luis F Seoane PhD [view email] [v1] Thu, 3 Sep 2026 04:03:49 UTC (2,776 KB)