The Joy of Why
Are We Thinking Correctly About AI Intelligence?
Melanie Mitchell, Janna Levin, Steven Strogatz
Published Aug 20, 2026
52 min
Description
Computer scientist and cognitive scientist Melanie Mitchell discusses why artificial intelligence does not think or reason like humans, how developmental and comparative psychology can improve machine-cognition experiments, and six principles for testing AI competence, robustness, and failure modes.
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