Well, this is concerning.
Large-Language Models as a Cognitive Virus.
"Dependency is assumed to arise primarily through reg-
ular use, C → D ... conditions for abrupt and potentially irreversible population-level transitions"
Full PDF on Arxiv arxiv.org/abs/2609.03344
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