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paperGoogle Scholar·25 Oct 2026·A Saxena

Assertion without a Speaker: Testimony, Tracking, and Large Language Models

Philosophy paper on whether LLM outputs count as testimony.

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Abstract

Episteme, 2026 - cambridge.org. Large language models produce assertion-shaped outputs that often bring their users to true belief. I argue for two conclusions of different strengths: that on the best …