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Abstract Thinking: What It Is, Why We Need It, and When to Rein It In

Abstract thinking helps you find patterns in data and explain meaning through stories and ideas. It also supports humor, creativity, and problem-solving beyond what you can observe. Concrete thinking ...
technologynetworks

Abstract Reasoning Decline in Older Adults Leads to Depressive Symptoms

Age-related declines in abstract reasoning ability predict increasing depressive symptoms in subsequent years, according to data from a longitudinal study of older adults in Scotland. The research is ...
Futurism

DeepMind Created a Test to Measure an AI’s Ability to Reason

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. AI has gotten pretty good at completing specific tasks, but it’s still a long way from having general intelligence, the kind of all around smarts that would let AI navigate the ...
Ars Technica

LLMs’ “simulated reasoning” abilities are a “brittle mirage,” researchers find

In recent months, the AI industry has started moving toward so-called simulated reasoning models that use a “chain of thought” process to work through tricky problems in multiple logical steps. At the ...
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Does AI have MENSA-level abstract reasoning skills?

Artificial intelligence has demonstrated astonishing capabilities, from mastering language to generating stunning artworks and defeating chess grandmasters. Yet, a profound question remains: Can AI ...