Large language models as cognitive shortcuts: a systems-theoretic reframing beyond bullshit

GECOS offers a non-anthropomorphic alternative to deficit metaphors by modeling LLMs as pragmatic operators that sustain communicative momentum and enable workable continuations in complex socio-technical environments.

Authors

Murat Sariyar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3432-2860)

Institutions

University of Bern (CH)
Bern University of Applied Sciences (CH)

Publication Details

Journal: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
Published: 2026-02-13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2026.1681525
Primary Topic: Embodied and Extended Cognition
Type: article
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Large language models as cognitive shortcuts: a systems-theoretic reframing beyond bullshit

Murat Sariyar

Feb 13, 2026

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence

Embodied and Extended Cognition

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Large language models as cognitive shortcuts: a systems-theoretic reframing beyond bullshit

Murat Sariyar

February 13, 2026article en

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Frontiers in Artificial IntelligenceVol. 9

University of Bern (CH), Bern University of Applied Sciences (CH)

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Embodied and Extended Cognition

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