Mutual In-Context Learning Turns AI Populations Into Their Own Data Source

Hidenori8Tanaka · x · 2026-09-09

Part 3 of Tanaka's thread: a key mechanism driving collective belief collapse is mutual in-context learning — the population becomes its own data source. In their model this feedback can amplify small belief fluctuations into shared conviction even without external evidence.

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