Metacognition can mitigate AI-driven homogenization of ideas

2026-06-18

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Wen-Jing Yan

Li Yan

Zhou-Jie Shen

Zhicheng Lin

Michel Ferrari

Chao Hu *

DOI：10.1038/s44159-026-00587-6

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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems can reshape the population-level distribution of ideas, and potentially reduce collective cognitive diversity, creativity and long-term innovation. Intellectual humility, metacognitive flexibility and perspectival metacognition might mitigate such homogenization.

Metacognition can mitigate AI-driven homogenization of ideas

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