arxivcs.CLcs.AI2026-07-13
Comparing Semantic Navigation in Humans and Large Language Models using Natural Language Processing
Gabriel Paris-Colombo, Rodrigo M. Cabral-Carvalho, Felipe D. Toro-Hernández
Semantic memory retrieval can be conceptualized as navigation through conceptual space. We compared semantic search dynamics between humans and three large language models (GPT-4o, Gemini-2.5-Pro, Claude-Sonnet-4.5) using verbal fluency data. By applying trajectory-based NLP metr…