Researchers showed that large language models use a small, specialized subset of parameters to perform Theory-of-Mind reasoning, despite activating their full network for every task.

The research highlights the philosophical urgency of AI development. As global efforts to achieve general intelligence accelerate, the study calls for renewed dialogue between computer science, ...

Humans have the cognitive capacity to infer and reason about the minds and thoughts of other people. Our brains are very good at it—much better than the Large Language Models or LLMs.  Although LLMs ...

This post was co-authored by Marcia Gralha, M.A. We all have minds. But what is the mind, really? If you’ve ever tried to explain why a dog chases a ball, why a breakup hurts, or what it means to “be ...

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Nature is brimming with animals that collaborate in large numbers. Bees stake out the best feeding spots and let others know where they are. Ants construct complex hierarchical homes built for defense ...

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is launching an ambitious initiative called “Theory of Mind” aimed at enhancing national security decision-making. This project seeks to ...

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