The Dynamics of Human and AI-Generated Language: How Semantic Content Fluctuates Across Different Timescales

2026/06/04 by Han-Jen Chang, Çatal Yasir, Yasir Çatal +6
Social Sciences · Neuroscience · #Language and cultural evolution #Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism #Embodied and Extended Cognition

paper · doi:10.1016/j.csl.2026.102013

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