AI-Mediated Information Cascade
Interactive research object
Each “O” is one observation in the original information pool. The middle stage shows what an AI surfaces; the final stage shows what later learners repeatedly encounter. Switch patterns to compare broader and narrower information streams.
How to read: each O is one possible observation—not a person or outcome. Read left to right: lines show what the AI surfaces; the three columns show what later learners see across successive rounds. Click any O to trace it.
1 · Available observations
2 · AI-surfaced subset
3 · What later learners see
- Observations surfaced
- 6 of 8 available
- Repetition downstream
- 2 most repeated fill 4 of 9 slots
- Never seen downstream
- 2 observations
Trace of O1: the AI surfaces it, and it appears in 2 of 3 later rounds (2 of 9 visible slots).
Illustrative configuration only. This schematic shows a possible mechanism—selection before social exposure—not an estimated effect size, fitted model, or depiction of a particular AI system.
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