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EconTalk

Gerd Gigerenzer on How to Stay Smart in a Smart World

Aug 1, 2022
01:08:32

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  • AI lacks human intuition in decision-making, emphasizing the need for real brains in critical choices.
  • AI excels in pattern recognition but struggles with causal reasoning, contrasting with human cognitive abilities.

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Artificial Intelligence Lacks Common Sense

Artificial intelligence, particularly deep neural networks, excels at recognizing patterns and correlations but lacks common sense and intuitive understanding that humans possess. While AI can beat humans in specific tasks like chess and image recognition, it struggles with basic common sense reasoning and intuitive understanding of the world.

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