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Misconception Acquisition Dynamics in Large Language Models

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Main Authors:	Liu, Naiming, Chen, Xinghe, Baraniuk, Richard, Sachan, Mrinmaya, Sonkar, Shashank
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Computers and Society
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