AI Isn’t Intelligent—Here’s What’s Missing | Jeff Hawkins (Ep. 14)

Mar 25, 2025

Jeff Hawkins, a renowned neuroscientist and author of A Thousand Brains, dives deep into why current AI is more about pattern matching than true intelligence. He argues that real cognitive understanding hinges on decoding the human brain. The conversation highlights the importance of sensory-motor experiences in learning and explores his vision of AI advancing through the Thousand Brains Project. Hawkins also reflects on the future of human-AI interactions and the societal implications of creating machines that could potentially exceed our intelligence.