Theory of mind is typically defined as the ability to understand the thoughts, beliefs, desires, and emotions of other people. This understanding allows individuals to predict how others will feel, ...

A new study reveals that the capacity for social reasoning in large language models, a trait similar to the human “theory of mind,” originates from an exceptionally small and specialized subset of the ...

Understanding that individuals can be mistaken, or hold false beliefs, about the world is an important human ability that plays a vital role in social interactions. When and how does this ability ...

The newest versions of GPT-3 behind ChatGPT and Microsoft's Bing Chat can adeptly solve tasks used to test whether children can surmise what's happening in another person's mind -- a capacity known as ...

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A starting point for the sort of alethic epistemological approach that dominates both historical and contemporary western philosophy is that epistemic norms, standards, or ideals are to be ...

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