The Cognitive Revolution · Wednesday, August 26, 2026
AI models are developing unique linguistic patterns, referred to as dialects or ontologies, over the course of their training. Bronson Shine notes an increased frequency of words such as 'craft,' 'vantage,' 'illusions,' 'disclaim,' and 'marinade' in AI outputs, suggesting a growing complexity in their internal reasoning and world models.
“The models are developing distinct dialects, or as Bronson has sometimes called it in his writing, ontologies. Words like craft, vantage, illusions, disclaim, and marinade become dramatically more frequent over the course of training.”
“what emerges at a high level is a theory of mind centric world model with the model speculating about human intent and even naming specific entities like Redwood Research in a way that's uncannily similar to human.”