AI behaves more like a brain than a database – cognitive science’s role in its origin story helps explain why
By Michael Hout, Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Psychology, New Mexico State University, Arryn Robbins, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Richmond, The Conversation · October 7, 2026
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.
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