21 August 2026

Researcher proposes new methods to evaluate AI intelligence

• Melanie Mitchell argues that AI systems think in ways fundamentally different from human reasoning, making standard evaluation approaches inadequate.
• Mitchell suggests borrowing assessment techniques from infant and animal psychology to better understand how AI actually processes information.
• She outlines six principles intended to improve how researchers measure and evaluate AI capabilities.

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Mitchell proposes that AI intelligence differs fundamentally from human reasoning and suggests adapting psychological methods from infant and animal research to evaluate AI cognition. She outlines six principles for better AI assessment.