Cognitive Biases
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Algorithmic Lock-In

When everyone consults the same model, today’s answer hardens into everyone’s shared assumption.

ExampleA live debate becomes a settled fact because one assistant phrased it confidently.
What to doWhen everyone’s answer comes from the same model, look for an answer that doesn’t — another source, another person, another model.
Paste this into the chatGive me the standard answer, then two serious alternatives that experts actually hold, and what would make each of them right.

Rhymes withStatus Quo Bias

SourceThe Lock-in Hypothesis, arXiv:2506.06166