2 papers
cs.CY2026
Reshaping Perception Through Technology: From Ancient Script to Large Language Models
Parham Pourdavood, Michael Jacob
As large language models reshape how we create and access information, questions arise about how to frame their role in human creative and cognitive life. We argue that AI is best…
cs.CL2025
Large Language Models as symbolic DNA of cultural dynamics
Parham Pourdavood, Michael Jacob, Terrence Deacon
This paper proposes a novel conceptualization of Large Language Models (LLMs) as externalized informational substrates that function analogously to DNA for human cultural dynamics.…