2 papers
cs.CY2026
Navigating Epistemic Monocultures in AI-Driven Science: A Simulation Study
Sina Fazelpour, Joseph O'Brien, Hannah Rubin
AI integration into scientific communities promises accelerated discovery but raises concerns about detrimental homogenization. We develop an NK landscape model to explore these pr…
cs.SI2026
Popularity Feedback Constrains Innovation in Cultural Markets
Lucas Gautheron, Raja Marjieh, Dalton C. Conley +5
Real-world creative processes ranging from art to science rely on social feedback-loops between selection and creation. Yet, the effects of popularity feedback on collective creati…