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We’re Measuring AI on the Wrong Ruler
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (566+ words) Updated February 24, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Every debate about artificial intelligence (AI) seems to revolve around the same question: Is it smarter than we are? The subtitles of the questions might change, and the endpoints might be argued, but behind…...
AI Outperforms Humans in Countless Areas
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1186+ words) Posted February 13, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. AI is an immensely powerful force. AI demonstrably outperforms humans in countless areas. Regarding insights and answers, this performance capacity is available 24 hours a day. However, and…...
If Justice Doesn't Exist, Then Numbers Don't Either
1+ week, 4+ day ago (14+ words) If purely mental ideas can't be real, we've got a math problem.Psychology Today...
How Meaning Emerges From Brain Circuitry
1+ week, 5+ day ago (599+ words) Updated February 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader In humans, words activate sensory and motor patterns associated with their referents. "Apple" activates visual features (red, round), taste (sweet, tart), and the physical sensation of sinking your teeth into it. These are functional…...
When Answers Cost Less than Thought
1+ week, 5+ day ago (499+ words) Personal Perspective: AI Is redefining the path of cognitive least resistance.Psychology Today When Answers Cost Less than Thought Personal Perspective: AI Is redefining the path of cognitive least resistance. Posted February 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma - Our minds adapt to…...
Why the New AI Safety Report Reveals Our Mind's Limitation
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1100+ words) Posted February 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods When the 2026 International AI Safety Report landed earlier this month, the headlines focused on impressive achievements: AI solving olympiad-level math problems, placing in the top 5 percent of cybersecurity competitions, coding tasks that take humans…...
New psychological test for LLMs measures synthetic personality.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (365+ words) Posted February 6, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina Chatbots powered by artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) are becoming more human-like by design. Do LLMs have personality? Researchers at the University of Cambridge and Google DeepMind created a scientifically-validated personality test…...
How Meanings Became Shareable Across Minds
2+ week, 4+ day ago (737+ words) Updated February 5, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk This is Part 3 of a four-part blog series exploring how the brain generates meaning. In Parts 1 and 2, I traced meaning from its origins in goal-directed life forms through its implementation in neural mechanisms. But…...
AI Foundation Model Predicts Diseases From Brain Scans
2+ week, 4+ day ago (180+ words) Posted February 5, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Neuroscience has the challenge of sparse brain data to train AI algorithms. The overall performance accuracy of AI machine learning depends on a number of factors, of which the quantity and quality of training…...
Navigating the Impacts of AI-Driven Social Media Algorithms
2+ week, 5+ day ago (224+ words) Posted February 5, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods This article was co-authored with Emma Myer, a student at Washington and Lee University who studies Cognitive/Behavioral Science and Strategic Communication. This curated algorithm can help consumers discover content that interests them and…...