A recent study by New York University found that infants performed better than artificial intelligence (AI) in psychological tasks, suggesting the limitations of current technology and highlighting the distinction between cognition and computation.
The study showed that infants could understand the intention behind a person’s gestures better than AI. Infants possess innate knowledge about other people, allowing them to develop human social intelligence by forming objectives and expressing preferences.
More than 80 eleven-month-old babies were compared to AI by observing their responses to a set of six exercises called the Baby Intuitions Benchmark (BIB), which tests psychological realism.
While infants recognized human-like intentions in simple actions and animated shapes, AI showed no indication of recognition. The study provides a basis for developing humanistic AI and underscores the unique capacity for thought that enables humans to interact and collaborate with others.
