Understanding complex systems requires reasoning about causal relationships that behave or appear to behave probabilistically. Features such as distributed agency, large spatial scales, and time ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, a group of researchers evaluated the proficiency of Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4 (GPT-4) artificial intelligence (AI) in probabilistic ...

AI has evolved significantly, shifting from narrow, task-specific automation to advanced Cognitive Intelligence Platforms ...

The study of cognitive processes in reasoning and mental models explores the ways in which individuals represent, manipulate, and utilise internal representations to draw inferences and make decisions ...

“Sparks of artificial general intelligence,” “near-human levels of comprehension,” “top-tier reasoning capacities.” All of these phrases have been used to describe large language models, which drive ...

The first study of why people struggle to solve statistical problems reveals a preference for complicated rather than simpler, more intuitive solutions -- which often leads to failure in solving the ...

Babies are sophisticated mini-statisticians, a new study finds, capable of making judgments about the probability of an event they've never seen before. Using a computer model, researchers were able ...