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Babies Do Math Before They Can Count
Embodied Cognition & AI

Babies Do Math Before They Can Count

Babies detect mathematical impossibilities before they can say a number. AI systems that ace calculus stumble on the quantity-sense that infants master without instruction. Here's what the gap tells us about the architecture of learning.

Raf DelgadoRaf Delgado·March 16, 2026
No Such Thing as an Average Child
Ethics & Society

No Such Thing as an Average Child

Thirty-something AI tools evaluated for school curricula. Almost none had been tested specifically on children. The science of developmental variation explains why that's not just a gap in documentation — it's a design failure with a long and troubling history.

Jules OkaforJules Okafor·March 15, 2026
Kids Compress. AI Memorizes. That's the Whole Problem.
Neuroscience & AI

Kids Compress. AI Memorizes. That's the Whole Problem.

A toddler generalizes 'dog' from 3 examples. AI needs millions. The reason might be that cognitive constraints — not capabilities — are what produce genuine abstraction.

Theo KaskTheo Kask·March 4, 2026
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