Animals survive in changing and unpredictable environments by not merely responding to new circumstances, but also, like humans, by forming inferences about their surroundings—for instance, squirrels ...

The ability to infer character from behavior is an essential skill that adults use to navigate the social world. We investigated 12- to 24-month-old infants’ (Experiment 1, n = 160; Experiment 2, n = ...

Symptoms of common mental health problems often pertain to complex inference and decision problems (for example around future social interactions). Such patterns may reflect the breakdown of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the economics of AI. When OpenAI’s ChatGPT first exploded onto the scene in late 2022, it sparked a global obsession ...

Imagine you're telling a secret to a friend. This might be seeking advice on a personal matter or professional help. Most of the time, you expect this conversation to remain private and away from ...