This paper models LLM adoption through a viral dynamics framework, identifying tipping points where populations can shift from casual use to persistent cognitive dependence. The authors propose that small increases in adoption beyond a critical threshold can trigger runaway dynamics with abrupt losses in cognitive competence, but also identify conditions for 'cognitive immunization' based on reducing transmission and increasing reversibility.
Background
The paper draws on epidemiological modeling (SIR-type frameworks) to analyze how LLM use spreads through populations and becomes embedded in cognitive practices, extending viral metaphor research to AI cognition.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Sep 6, 2026 at 05:08 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10