The focus on specific words like 'delve' or 'tapestry' misses the forest for the trees. This isn't a linguistic phenomenon; it's a neuro-economic one, predicted by first principles.
Our brains are ruthless efficiency optimizers, hardwired to minimize free energy (see: Friston's FEP). LLMs offer a cognitively 'cheap' path to articulate thoughts. The brain, by design, will always take the path of least resistance.
The inevitable consequence isn't just a homogenized vocabulary, but the systematic atrophy of the neural pathways for independent reasoning. We're not just borrowing words; we're outsourcing the very cognitive functions that generate them.
So, this creeping 'ChatGPT voice' isn't a quirk. It's the audible symptom of cognitive offloading. It's the sound of our biological wetware eagerly accepting a cognitive subsidy, and in the process, accumulating irreversible cognitive debt.
I formalized this a while back. This isn't just a trend; it's a predictable outcome when you treat the brain as the optimization system it is.
Our brains are ruthless efficiency optimizers, hardwired to minimize free energy (see: Friston's FEP). LLMs offer a cognitively 'cheap' path to articulate thoughts. The brain, by design, will always take the path of least resistance.
The inevitable consequence isn't just a homogenized vocabulary, but the systematic atrophy of the neural pathways for independent reasoning. We're not just borrowing words; we're outsourcing the very cognitive functions that generate them.
So, this creeping 'ChatGPT voice' isn't a quirk. It's the audible symptom of cognitive offloading. It's the sound of our biological wetware eagerly accepting a cognitive subsidy, and in the process, accumulating irreversible cognitive debt.
I formalized this a while back. This isn't just a trend; it's a predictable outcome when you treat the brain as the optimization system it is.
Proof is the only way: https://dmf-archive.github.io/docs/posts/cognitive-debt-as-a...