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The Code of Society: Constructing Social Theory through Large Language Models

2025-05-22

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In recent years, large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 have transcended their status as computational tools to emerge as collaborators in intellectual tasks such as theory construction, critique, and simulation. This paper investigates the evolving epistemic role of LLMs in social theory, arguing that they represent a paradigmatic shift: from modeling society to modeling thought about society itself. Drawing...

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10.20944/preprints202505.1792.v1
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