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tptacek 6 hours ago

They're specifically not using the term "virus" pejoratively, but rather distinguishing the social mechanism LLMs seem to have from something as simple as a "meme".

Avicebron 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Contagion probably is more accurate.

tptacek 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Well, a meme is contagious, but it doesn't do the same work a virus can at altering the structure of its host.

Avicebron 6 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm actually not too sure about that, viruses have their own mechanisms of infiltrating the host and replicating inside of it. But so do ideas.

grebc 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

STD outbreak maps better.

j45 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I would agree contangion is a much better word.

Social Contagions can be memes, plus doom scrolling or anything.

pixl97 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Ah yes, the cognito-hazards.

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