LLMs as a Cognitive Virus
This paper explores the theoretical framework of Large Language Models (LLMs) as cognitive viruses, examining how they propagate and influence human information ecosystems. The authors analyze the potential for AI-generated content to alter cognitive processes and societal information structures.
Why it matters
Understanding LLMs as cognitive agents provides a critical lens for assessing the long-term impact of AI on human cognition, misinformation, and the stability of shared knowledge systems.
Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Submission history From: Luis F Seoane PhD [ view email ] [v1] Thu, 3 Sep 2026 04:03:49 UTC (2,776 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Large-Language Models as a Cognitive Virus, by Ricard Sol\'e and 8 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) TeX Source view license Current browse context: physics.soc-ph < prev | next > new | recent | 2026-09 Change to browse by: cs cs.CY nlin nlin.AO physics q-bio q-bio.PE References & Citations NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ( What is the Explorer? ) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers ( What is Connected Papers? ) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps ( What is Litmaps?
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