AIFuturism3 days ago
LLMs Act as Cognitive Virus, Researchers Argue
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An international team of researchers proposes a theoretical framework labeling large language models as 'cognitive viruses' that spread through usefulness but increase dependence via cognitive offloading. The paper argues this contagion-like spread reduces human cognitive competence and autonomy, with students offloading critical thinking to tools like ChatGPT and Claude.
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