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Humans as next-token predictors: Measuring the flow of memes through minds
2022-01-01
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<p>Models of genetic evolution are tested empirically by counting alleles: a good model of genetic evolution successfully predicts which genes will be found where. Culture is changing humanity at an astounding rate, but at present we lack a means for measuring the flow of memes through minds in a quantitative, content-agnostic way analogous to counting alleles. I develop a method for measuring the information from...
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- 10.31234/osf.io/xnrvy