Tag: Conceptual Change

2 articles

Can You Learn Anything Just by Thinking?

Tania Lombrozo calls it "learning by thinking" — gaining genuinely new knowledge without new input. LLMs can now do something that looks identical. Here's why the difference between them might be the most important question in cognitive science right now.

Lina Chae·May 11, 2026

Cognition & AI

Kids Can Change Their Minds. Can AI?

Children don't just add information when they're wrong — they rebuild entire frameworks. LLMs have no such thing. Here's why belief revision might be the deepest gap between biological and artificial minds.

Maren Solis·March 22, 2026