Study Models LLMs as a "Cognitive Virus" With Tipping Point at 50% Adoption

A paper from Tufts and the Santa Fe Institute, authored by David Krakauer and Michael Levin among others, models LLM spread as a "cognitive virus." It finds a tipping point at 50% adoption that triggers collective dependence, which only reverses if usage drops below 0.40.

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