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Infinite Data Cannot Fix Fundamental AI Limits
40+ min ago (817+ words) Source: University of Cambridge When can we trust the results we get from AI, and when is learning impossible? Researchers have shown that there are some problems that even the most powerful AI can reliably solve, no matter how much…...
LLMs and Math Combine to Map Human Decision-Making
1+ week, 3+ day ago (292+ words) “Our understanding of human behavior, including decision making, can be deepened by asking people to elaborate on their thought processes,” says lead author Dr. Kamil Fuławka, researcher at SynoSys. “However, the systematic analysis of such free-text data requires scalable and…...
AI Intelligence Is Not Consciousness
3+ week, 4+ day ago (827+ words) Summary: A new study warns against confusing AI intelligence with consciousness. Drawing on the neurological phenomenon of “blindsight”, which proves that sophisticated information processing can occur completely independent of conscious awareness, the authors emphasize that AI systems operate purely through…...
Human Brains and AI Share Predictive Language Processing Principles
3+ week, 5+ day ago (318+ words) The data reveals that despite using vastly different physical mediums, biological brains and digital AI systems converge on matching structural strategies to represent language internally, opening new horizons for brain-computer interfaces and diagnostic therapies. Are humans born with innate grammatical…...
Retinal Photos and AI Predict Early Alzheimer's Risk
3+ week, 6+ day ago (281+ words) Source: University of Florida Often called “the window to the soul,” the eyes may also offer clues about something less poetic but just as important: the health of the brain. Fang and her collaborators, including UF’s Adam Woods, Ph.D.,…...
How the Unconscious Blocks Distressing Language
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (669+ words) While conscious intuition predicts that threatening or insulting phrases automatically grab human attention, the empirical data revealed that participants engaged in a primary task were significantly less likely to notice negative spoken words compared to neutral ones, unmasking a systemic…...
AI Detects Early Epilepsy Signs in EEG Data
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (801+ words) Source: University of Delaware Epilepsy isn’t always easy to diagnose. Seizures often don’t occur during routine brain-wave recordings (EEGs), leaving doctors without the direct observation they need to make a clear diagnosis. University of Delaware researchers and collaborators are working…...
Stroop Test Exposes Inherent LLM Flaw
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (434+ words) Summary: A new cognitive evaluation of artificial intelligence has unmasked a fundamental, systemic flaw running through large language model (LLM) attention mechanisms. By administering the classic psychological “Stroop task” to premier frontier models, including GPT-5, Claude Opus 4.1, and Gemini 2.5, researchers exposed…...
AI Proves Language Evolves for Learnability
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (704+ words) By building a deep linear neural network modeled after a child’s progressive learning stages, investigators proved that structural regularities naturally emerge from the communication pressure and systemic errors of transmission. New research from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa,…...
Using Physics Equations to Map Memory Distortions
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (497+ words) Summary: A revolutionary, cross-disciplinary study will attempt to decode how intense human emotions distort and reshape our memory. The pioneering project, titled Quantum Emotions, marks a bold scientific leap into the emerging field of Quantum Cognition. By integrating psychology, cognitive…...