AI behaves more like a brain than a database – cognitive science’s role in its origin story helps explain why

October 7, 2026 · 12:09 pm 1 sources

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• AI behaves more like a brain than a database – cognitive science’s role in its origin story helps explain why
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 7, 2026 12:09
  Modern AI owes its existence to both cognitive and computer science. What you envision as its origin story can influence how you understand what large language models can do.