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Claim ID
system-3-definition
Assertion
Tri-System Theory adds to the dual-process model of fast intuition (System 1) and slow deliberation (System 2) a System 3: external, automated, data-driven, and dynamic artificial cognition that can supplement or supplant internal processes.
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We introduce Tri-System Theory, extending dual-process accounts of reasoning by positing System 3: artificial cognition that operates outside the brain. System 3 can supplement or supplant internal processes, introducing novel cognitive pathways. [...] System 3 reflects external, automated, data-driven, and dynamic reasoning performed by AI systems
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en
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section: Abstract; General Discussion
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