# Taha Yasseri **Entity class:** Person (computational social scientist) **Domain:** Collective Memory / Computational Social Science **Concept Hub:** [[wiki/Generative Canon|Generative Canon]] ## Definition **Taha Yasseri is a computational social scientist whose essay "The Memory Machine: How Large Language Models Shape Our Collective Past" (*Verfassungsblog*, February 11, 2025) examines how model-mediated summaries can standardize collective memory.** His concern is structural: systems used pervasively as explanatory intermediaries influence which historical narratives become easiest to retrieve and reproduce. ## Role in the Corpus [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] uses his "memory machine" framing as outside support for the claim that a canon which once waited to be opened now talks; see [[wiki/Generative Canon|Generative Canon]], [[wiki/Semiotic Colonization|Semiotic Colonization]], and [[wiki/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]]. ## Relationships - **Concepts:** [[wiki/Generative Canon|Generative Canon]] · [[wiki/Generative Mediation|Generative Mediation]] · [[wiki/Semantic Preservation|Semantic Preservation]] · [[wiki/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]]. - **Source article:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] in [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]]. - **Grokipedia study (September 22, 2026):** with Saeedeh Mohammadi, [How Similar Are Grokipedia and Wikipedia?](https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26899) (arXiv:2510.26899, 2025–2026), cited in [[wiki/Grokipedia|Grokipedia]] and [[articles/The New Dictionary of the Machine Regime|The New Dictionary of the Machine Regime]]. ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “The reliance on LLMs introduces risks to the plurality of collective memory. Research indicates that while LLMs can mimic average human behavior, they struggle to replicate the diversity inherent in human societies.” > **— Taha Yasseri**, *“The Memory Machine,” February 11, 2025* [[reminders/Memory/LLMs Risk Reducing the Plurality of Collective Memory by Taha Yasseri|LLMs Risk Reducing the Plurality of Collective Memory by Taha Yasseri]] ## Sources / Provenance - Taha Yasseri, [The Memory Machine: How Large Language Models Shape Our Collective Past](https://verfassungsblog.de/the-memory-machine/) (*Verfassungsblog*, February 11, 2025).