Shocking Truth!! Artificial Intelligence "Thinks" Like Humans Without Training!

A scientific team in China has revealed that AI models, such as ChatGPT, process concepts in a way similar to human thinking, even without prior training.

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the South China University of Technology found that large multimodal language models (LLMs), such as OpenAI's ChatGPT-3.5 and Google's Gemini Pro Vision, exhibit conceptual representations that closely approximate how humans understand objects and the relationships between them.

The scientists conducted an experiment known as the Odd-One-Out (O.O.T.) test, in which the models were asked to classify objects or concepts according to their relatedness within groups and extract the least relevant element.

These models automatically generated 66 conceptual dimensions for classifying objects. The team described these dimensions as "interpretable," reflecting AI's ability to mimic human cognitive patterns.

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According to a report published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence, the representations of these models "are not exactly identical to human representations, but they show a fundamental similarity that reflects essential aspects of human conceptual cognition."

These findings could pave the way for the development of AI systems that interact more flexibly and understandingly with humans, sharing their thinking and conceptual organization mechanisms.

In parallel, startups are pushing the boundaries of integrating biology and artificial intelligence. Australian company Cortical Labs has developed the world's first commercial biological computer containing living human brain cells.

The device, called "DishBrain," is a hybrid system that combines neurons from humans and mice with a computer chip, creating a miniature brain capable of learning. One experiment showed that approximately 800,000 living neurons within the device were able to learn to play the video game "Pong" on their own.

A study published in the journal Cell indicated that these cells exhibit "proto-consciousness" when interacting with a virtual environment.

Source: The Independent - https://ar.rt.com/zmk6 - Published on 7-04-2025