To explore the new cultural environment created by intelligent interaction with LLMs, we can use Marshall McLuhan’s Tetrad of Media Effects. This analytical tool evaluates a medium’s cultural and societal effects through four...
Author - John Deacon
John is a researcher and digitally independent practitioner focused on developing aligned cognitive extension technologies. His creative and technical work draws from industry experience across instrumentation, automation and workflow engineering, systems dynamics, and strategic communications design.
Rooted in the philosophy of Strategic Thought Leadership, John's work bridges technical systems, human cognition, and organizational design, helping individuals and enterprises structure clarity, alignment, and sustainable growth into every layer of their operations.
This exploration into the anthropomorphization of large language models (LLMs) as a cognitive extension and a projection of the psyche can be enriched by both McLuhan’s media theory and Jungian psychology. Here’s a synthesis...
Assuming AI evolves as a true cognitive extension of humanity, integrating the principle of reason—logic, systematic thinking, and adaptive problem-solving—into its core functionality, we can predict transformative outcomes...