Tag: Bayesian Inference

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Cognition & AI

Why AI Is More Overconfident Than a Toddler

AI hallucinates because it doesn't know what it doesn't know. Children do. Here's why metacognition — the ability to track your own uncertainty — is the cognitive gap that actually matters.

Theo Kask·March 8, 2026

Embodied Cognition & AI

Poke It and See: The Causal Reasoning Superpower That Makes Children Better Scientists Than AI

Children are intuitive causal scientists — they poke, tilt, and intervene to figure out why things happen. AI systems, despite their power, still can't quite do this. Here's why the gap matters.

Raf Delgado·February 28, 2026