We all have the habit of trying to guess the killer in a movie before the big reveal. That’s us making inferences. It’s what happens when your brain connects the dots without being told everything ...

Memorizing a series of facts is one thing, understanding the big picture is quite another. Now a new study demonstrates that relational memory -- the ability to make logical "big picture" inferences ...

LLMs tell you the truth, sometimes. Source: Art: DALL-E/OpenAI Large Language Models (LLMs) have revolutionized how we interact with machines, captivating users with their ability to generate coherent ...

As AI models evolve beyond mere fact recall, a new generation of reasoning models, such as OpenAI’s o1 and o3-mini, and DeepSeek-R1, is redefining how machines think. Unlike traditional knowledge ...

Macaques can use logical reasoning to think through tasks, a finding that adds to the growing evidence that animals don’t just make choices purely to maximise the reward they get. Greg Jensen at ...