In today’s column, I will be examining an enduring and intriguing topic known as the Theory of Mind (ToM) including and especially as the topic relates to Artificial Intelligence (AI), such as ...

Theory of mind is typically defined as the ability to understand the thoughts, beliefs, desires, and emotions of other people. This understanding allows individuals to predict how others will feel, ...

If you’ve ever vented to ChatGPT about troubles in life, the responses can sound empathetic. The chatbot delivers affirming support, and—when prompted—even gives advice like a best friend. Unlike ...

The progress in AI over the past decade is beginning to suggest answers to some of our deepest questions about human intelligence. Below, Tom Griffiths shares five key insights from his new book, The ...

The idea that autistic people lack a ‘theory of mind’ has shaped ASD research for 40 years. The evidence never supported it – ...

Some researchers claim that chatbots have developed theory of mind. But is that just our own theory of mind gone wild? By Oliver Whang Mind reading is common among us humans. Not in the ways that ...

How aware are you of other people’s perception of you? Do you know if you sometimes take up too much space? Talk too loudly? Not loudly enough? Here’s an example: I’m having a conversation with ...

Scientists can’t agree on the intelligence of our primate relatives, but new evidence has just bumped up our ape brothers and sisters a few points. Research published Monday in the academic journal ...