The practice of using our understanding of the human mind—perception, memory, reasoning, language, and learning—to inspire and improve artificial intelligence. It's the belief that the best way to build a smart machine is to reverse-engineer the only working example we have: the human brain. From neural networks (loosely inspired by neurons) to reinforcement learning (inspired by animal conditioning), this field has been central to AI's development, for better and for worse.
Cognitive Sciences Applied to AI Example: "The chatbot was terrible at conversation until they applied cognitive sciences to AI and taught it to manage turn-taking and context like a real human would."
by Dumu The Void March 11, 2026
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