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Thomas A. Blüm

Independant researcher

Hybrid Evolution Research Program, Independent Researcher

Cologne/Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia

Germany

http://hybrid-evolution.org/en/

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

12

DOWNLOADS

181

TOTAL CITATIONS

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Ideas:
“  Thomas A. Blüm is an independent researcher focusing on the structural conditions of human–AI interaction, cognitive systems, and socio-technical stability. His work examines asymmetry, interaction architectures, cognitive dynamics, and future imaginaries, with a particular focus on the conditions under which human–AI systems remain stable or fail. Recent publications include the Hybrid Evolution series and the book Symbiotic Intelligence (transcript Verlag, June 2026). SSRN contains a selected subset of publications. Extended and current publication lists are available via ORCID, ResearchGate and Zenodo. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4777-396X ReseachGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas-Bluem-3 Website: https://thomas-a-bluem.de/en/  ”

Scholarly Papers (12)

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Liminal Perception, Ambiguity Tolerance, and Epistemic Stability in Human–AI Interaction

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 20 May 2026
Thomas A. Blüm
Independant researcher
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Human–AI Interaction, Liminal Perception, Ambiguity Tolerance, Probabilistic Systems, Metacognition, Cognitive Flexibility, Epistemic Stability, Human–Model Interaction, Perceptual Variability, Violet Perception, Ultraviolet, Uncertainty Processing, Interactional Variability, AI Interaction Competence, Probabilistic Cognition, Cognitive Styles, Boundary Phenomena, Emergent Interaction, Neuroaesthetics, Explainable AI, Human– Computer Interaction, Epistemic Cognition, Predictive Processing, AI Alignment, Recursive Interaction

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Without Friction, Nothing Sticks - Cognitive Transfer and the Question of why AI does not Necessarily Make us Stupid

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 Apr 2026
Thomas A. Blüm
Independant researcher
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Human-AI Interaction, Cognitive Transfer, Cognitive Systems, Metacognition, Decision-Making, Human-Machine Interaction, AI and Society

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Cognitive State Architecture: A Conceptual Model of Integration and Control in Human and Hybrid Cognition

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 27 Apr 2026
Thomas A. Blüm
Independant researcher
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Cognitive architecture, Cognitive state dynamics, Integration density, Control stability, Hybrid cognition, Human–AI interaction

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Tradwife, Labor Supply, Demographic Change, Cultural Backlash, Social Media, Social Reproduction, Systemic Risk, Conversion Dynamics, Labor Economics, Nonlinear Effects, Labor Market Dynamics, Socio-economic Systems

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Beyond Disinformation: Future Imaginaries as Cognitive Stability Architectures

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 26 Apr 2026
Thomas A. Blüm
Independant researcher
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Disinformation, Cognitive Stability, State-Based Cognition, Ideological Binding, Future Imaginaries, Narrative Architecture, Cognitive Control, Information Environments

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Self-Regulation, Conceptual Framework, Cognitive Load, Emotional Regulation, Structural Stability, Resilience, Human Systems, Analytical Architecture, Stress Response, Interdisciplinary Research

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Human–AI Interaction, Epistemic Coprocessors, Asymmetric Epistemic Dyads, Recursive Interaction, Epistemic Infrastructure, Probabilistic Systems, Long-form Interaction, Distributed Cognition, Recursive Stabilization, Human–model Collaboration

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The Bluem Parameter (B₀):  A Baseline Model Parameter for Minority Driven System Sensitivity

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 24 Apr 2026 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2026
Thomas A. Blüm
Independant researcher
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Minority Effects, Behavioral Conversion, System Sensitivity, Nonlinear Dynamics, Socioeconomic Modeling, Threshold Models, Critical Mass, Structural Constraints, Social Dynamics, Complexity Economics, Bluem Parameter (B₀)

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Beyond Disinformation: A Neurocognitive Architecture of Ideological Binding and Executive Destabilization

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Apr 2026
Thomas A. Blüm
Independant researcher
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Independent Researcher / Human Systems Architect Date, 2026 Version, v1.1 (Working Paper, state-based influence, executive function, ideological binding, cognitive control, polarization, information ecology

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Beyond Disinformation - Executive Destabilization: A Structural Blind Spot in Current Strategies

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 07 May 2026 Last Revised: 08 May 2026
Thomas A. Blüm
Independant researcher
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Disinformation, Public Policy, Platform Governance, Platform Governance, Executive Destabilization, Information Environments, Cognitive Load

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First Aid as a Resilience Architecture of Civil Society - From Formal Qualification to Real-World Capability

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 11 Apr 2026
Thomas A. Blüm
Independant researcher
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First Aid, Civil Resilience, Public Health, Emergency Preparedness, Community Response, Skill Decay, Resilience Architecture, Disaster Response, Civic Capability, Europe

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German Angst, risk governance, precautionary principle, regulatory sovereignty, transformation politics, path dependence, AI regulation, innovation policy, European Union, AI governance