Large-Language Models as a Cognitive Virus
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@article{allodium:10.20944/preprints202609.1536.v1,
title = {Large-Language Models as a Cognitive Virus},
author = {Ricard Sole and Giulio Ruffini and Farncesca Castaldo and Marco Tuccio and Luis F. Seoane and Manlio de Domenico and Santiago F. Elena and David C. Krakauer and Michael Levin},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.20944/preprints202609.1536.v1},
url = {https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202609.1536.v1}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Large-Language Models as a Cognitive Virus AU - Ricard Sole AU - Giulio Ruffini AU - Farncesca Castaldo AU - Marco Tuccio AU - Luis F. Seoane AU - Manlio de Domenico AU - Santiago F. Elena AU - David C. Krakauer AU - Michael Levin PY - 2026 DO - 10.20944/preprints202609.1536.v1 UR - https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202609.1536.v1 ER -
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Sole, R., Ruffini, G., Castaldo, F., Tuccio, M., Seoane, L. F., Domenico, M. D., Elena, S. F., Krakauer, D. C., & Levin, M. (2026). Large-Language Models as a Cognitive Virus. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202609.1536.v1
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