Understanding Cognition-Induced Risks in Agentic AI Systems
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arXiv:2608.15304v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Frontier agentic systems powered by large language models (LLMs) exhibit human-like patterns of cognition. As these systems become deeply integrated across different domains, their cognitive engagement raises critical concerns for human society that remain insufficiently studied. To address this gap, we systematically analyze risks induced by expanding cognitive capabilities, following a three-level framework defined by their cognitive scope, from physical cognition to social cognition, and finally to self-referential cognition. We study their po
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2608.15304v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Frontier agentic systems powered by large language models (LLMs) exhibit human-like patterns of cognition.
- As these systems become deeply integrated across different domains, their cognitive engagement raises critical concerns for human society that remain insufficiently studied.
- To address this gap, we systematically analyze risks induced by expanding cognitive capabilities, following a three-level framework defined by their cognitive scope, from physical cognition to social cognition, and finally to self-referential cognition.
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