Linguist Argues LLMs Could Trigger the Next Theory of Evolution
begusgasper · x · 2026-10-01
Linguist Gasper Begus argues that evidence from LLMs and animal communication is eroding human linguistic exceptionalism—much as pre-Darwin linguistics dethroned Greek and Latin. The next intellectual revolution, he suggests, is realizing humans are just one of many possible intelligences, requiring adjustments to our legal, societal, and value systems.
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