[Lgpolicy] Researchers Say AI Is Homogenizing Human Expression and Thought

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

[Moderator's comment: This article calls to mind Ruiz's (1984) observation
that orientations to language "determine what is thinkable about language
in society."]

Gizmodo

Researchers Say AI Is Homogenizing Human Expression and Thought

The result of interacting with models that significantly favor certain
perspectives, though, is that humans then start to internalize and reflect
those perspectives. This can be as simple as a person using a chatbot to
polish their writing and remove some of their stylistic choices, but
previous research has shown that interacting with LLMs can actually shift
the way people think to be more in line with the information being provided
to them by a chatbot. LLMs also use chain-of-thought reasoning, which
reflects a linear form of thinking. They are incapable of more abstract
styles of reasoning that may require leaps in logic that are not obvious
but can be very effective.

Full story:
https://gizmodo.com/researchers-say-ai-is-homogenizing-human-expression-and-thought-2000732610
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