Talk (non-conference) (Invited) FZJ-2025-02593

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Anthropocentrism and the possibility of artificial cognition



2025

Erlanger Zentrum für Philosophie und KI-Forschung, ErlangenErlangen, Germany, 14 Jul 20252025-07-14

Abstract: Evaluating the cognitive capacities of large language models (LLMs) requires overcoming not only anthropomorphic but also anthropocentric biases. This article identifies two types of anthropocentric bias that have been neglected: overlooking how auxiliary factors can impede LLM performance despite competence (Type-I), and dismissing LLM mechanistic strategies that differ from those of humans as not genuinely competent (Type-II). Mitigating these biases necessitates an empirically-driven, iterative approach to mapping cognitive tasks to LLM-specific capacities and mechanisms, which can be done by supplementing carefully designed behavioral experiments with mechanistic studies.


Contributing Institute(s):
  1. Gehirn & Verhalten (INM-7)
Research Program(s):
  1. 5255 - Neuroethics and Ethics of Information (POF4-525) (POF4-525)

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