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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 45 MIN

Ep158 "What do babies, animals, and AI have in common?" with Melanie Mitchell

from Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman · host iHeartPodcasts

When AI gets the right answer, how do we know it got there the right way? Why do we assume that fluent language means intelligence? What do infants and chatbots have in common? What do AI’s mistakes teach us about our own minds? And what does any of this have to do with Frankenstein’s creature, why some people wear a stop sign on their T-shirt, or smiling monkeys? Join Eagleman today with computer scientist Melanie Mitchell, a professor at the Santa Fe Institute who’s working to bridge AI and cognitive science.

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