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Scientists Use A.I. to Mimic the Mind, Warts and All
Companies like OpenAI and Meta are in a race to make something they like to call artificial general intelligence. But for all the money being spent on it, A.G.I. has no settled definition. It’s more of
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AI Doesn’t Care if You’re Polite to It. You Should Be Anyway
I often catch myself prefacing my queries to ChatGPT with a “please” and concluding with a “thank you.” Apparently, I am not alone. A December 2024 survey published by TechRadar found that approximately 67% of U.S.
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From Memory and Plasticity to Collective Cognition and AI
Groundbreaking research on the mechanisms of emotional memory and brain plasticity, the dynamics of collective cognition, and psychological science’s intersection with artificial intelligence (AI) were all on display at the 37th APS Annual Convention in May.
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Beyond Words: Why TalkBank is Crucial for Spoken Language Research
Podcast: Most linguistic datasets focus on written text, but what about the way we actually speak? TalkBank, the world’s largest open-access repository of spoken language, is helping researchers understand everything from child development to dementia, bilingualism, and even classroom learning.
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Investigating Human-Like Processing in Large Language Models: A Glimpse into Findings from Early-Career Researchers
Scientists address fundamental questions on how LLMs relate to human language and thought.
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She Is in Love With ChatGPT
… Michael Inzlicht, a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, said people were more willing to share private information with a bot than with a human being. Generative A.I. chatbots, in turn, respond
