Nat Hum Behav October 2024 PMID 39438684

Building machines that learn and think with people.

Katherine M Collins, Ilia Sucholutsky, Umang Bhatt, Kartik Chandra, Lionel Wong, Mina Lee, Cedegao E Zhang, Tan Zhi-Xuan, Mark Ho, Vikash Mansinghka, Adrian Weller, Joshua B Tenenbaum, Thomas L Griffiths

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What people are saying

The digital discussions mainly support the publication’s vision of creating AI that collaborates closely with humans, citing examples like AI systems in medicine and cognitive modeling, and using tone that emphasizes innovation and potential for transformation, which explains the high interest and engagement scores.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions support the idea of building AI systems that learn and think with humans, endorsing the optimistic view of AI as collaborative partners.

InterestHigh interest

The discussions demonstrate a high level of curiosity, with many posts highlighting proposals and potential applications in medicine and cognition.

EngagementHigh engagement

Posts reference specific concepts like Bayesian methods, cognitive science insights, and philosophical goals, indicating deep engagement with the material.

ImpactModerate impact

The emphasis on transforming AI from tools into trusted partners suggests a moderate to high impact on future AI development and human-AI collaboration.

Abstract in brief

  • The text discusses the vision of creating machine intelligence that acts as collaborative partners with humans, emphasizing systems that are reasonable, insightful, and trustworthy.
  • It highlights the current gaps in artificial intelligence, which often meet these criteria only partly, and proposes using the science of collaborative cognition to develop true thought partners.
  • The authors suggest a new approach, inspired by computational cognitive science and Bayesian methods, where AI systems actively model and reason about humans and the world to improve cooperation and effectiveness.]

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R. Maruyama
@rmaruy · X

Tenenbaum & Griffithほかによるperspective論文"Building Machines that Learn and Think with People"読了。https://t.co/RBoV0bUoM3 人間に代わってではなく、人間とともに考えてくれるAIを作るために、心の理論や世界に対する信念の共有などベイジアンな認知科学の知見を使っていこうという。 https://t.co/w0HK56UiQl

Aug 14, 2024 · 38 likes · 9 shares · 4,802 followers View post →
Knut Jägersberg
@JagersbergKnut · X

Building Machines that Learn and Think with People @bimedotcom @Khulood_Almani @theomitsa @FmFrancoise @sulefati7 @NathaliaLeHen @IanLJones98 @sallyeaves @BetaMoroney @sonu_monika @TheAIObserverX https://t.co/wIgmISa7rF https://t.co/lS36ptL6Bp

Oct 23, 2024 · 25 likes · 12 shares · 6,939 followers View post →
fly51fly
@fly51fly · X

[LG] Building Machines that Learn and Think with People https://t.co/Bb43st5qUG - The paper proposes building AI systems as "thought partners" that can truly collaborate with humans, rather than just tools. This requires systems that 1) understand humans, 2) are https://t.co/I8G7ZsS5Fg

Aug 9, 2024 · 9 likes · 6 shares · 7,812 followers View post →
ELSA - European Lighthouse on Secure and Safe AI
@elsa_lighthouse · X

Congratulations to the ELSA team from @turinginst ! Their paper "Building machines that learn and think with people" was published in @NatureHumBehav's new #focus #issue.

Oct 24, 2024 · 9 likes · 3 shares · 545 followers View post →
nat | localhost: auriel
@TheAIObserverX · X

Building Machines that Learn and Think with People Moving beyond tools to trusted, collaborative allies. This paper explores how AI can better understand, adapt, and think with humans using cognitive science insights. True AI partnership could redefine creativity, learning, and https://t.co/pBaSvxw8Ah

Sep 16, 2024 · 8 likes · 6 shares · 782 followers View post →
DailyHealthcareAI
@aipulserx · X

"Building machines that learn and think with people" @NatureHumBehav - This paper proposes a framework for building AI thought partners that can understand humans, be understood by humans, and share understanding of the world through three core desiderata and a Bayesian toolkit https://t.co/wF3pYkGPwY

Oct 23, 2024 · 4 likes · 1,412 followers View post →

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Shibata Masashi@GP×EBM
@EbmShibanyan · X

RT @pash22: Building machines that learn and think with people https://t.co/m88OYys48J via @sucholutsky et al https://t.co/fvIjg4WeZ9

Jun 21, 2025 · 1 share · 1,682 followers View post →
Ash Paul
@pash22 · X

Building machines that learn and think with people https://t.co/m88OYys48J via @sucholutsky et al https://t.co/fvIjg4WeZ9

Jun 21, 2025 · 2 likes · 1 share · 32,266 followers View post →
Ash Paul
@pash22 · X

Building machines that learn and think with people https://t.co/IkRqoOCCIq via @umangsbhatt et al https://t.co/dYr8U0idi8

May 16, 2025 · 1 like · 32,266 followers View post →
Francis Villatoro
@emulenews.bsky.social · Bluesky

#NatureHumanBehaviour Building machines that learn and think with people www.nature.com/articles/s41... Future thought partners for medicine can jointly reason with human doctors across modalities, a shared understanding of biology and patient needs, and a model of others’ limitations.

Nov 10, 2024 · 3 likes View post →
Francis Villatoro
@emulenews · X

#NatureHumanBehaviour Building machines that learn and think with people https://t.co/LXh6ZTxJ5e Future thought partners for medicine can jointly reason with human doctors across modalities, a shared understanding of biology and patient needs, and a model of others’ limitations. https://t.co/2W7wcxUoWm

Nov 10, 2024 · 2 likes · 45,123 followers View post →
Rintu Kutum
@rintukutum · X

RT @elsa_lighthouse: Congratulations to the ELSA team from @turinginst ! Their paper "Building machines that learn and think with people" w…

Nov 7, 2024 · 3 shares · 1,259 followers View post →
Data Science Institute
@dsi-uchicago.bsky.social · Bluesky

What do we want from machine intelligence? A new Perspective paper from Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science Mina Lee and colleagues is now available in Nature Human Behaviour! Explore ‘Building machines that learn and think with people’ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Oct 28, 2024 · 2 likes View post →
Lucy Mason
@DrLucyMason · X

RT @elsa_lighthouse: Congratulations to the ELSA team from @turinginst ! Their paper "Building machines that learn and think with people" w…

Oct 24, 2024 · 3 shares · 1,256 followers View post →
Dr. Khulood Almani | د.خلود المانع
@Khulood_Almani · X

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Oct 24, 2024 · 12 shares · 133,182 followers View post →
The Alan Turing Institute
@turinginst · X

RT @elsa_lighthouse: Congratulations to the ELSA team from @turinginst ! Their paper "Building machines that learn and think with people" w…

Oct 24, 2024 · 3 shares · 56,560 followers View post →
ELSA - European Lighthouse on Secure and Safe AI
@elsa_lighthouse · X

Congratulations to the ELSA team from @turinginst ! Their paper "Building machines that learn and think with people" was published in @NatureHumBehav's new #focus #issue.

Oct 24, 2024 · 9 likes · 3 shares · 545 followers View post →
#RaviVisvesvarayaSharadaPrasad #Telecom #InfoTech
@rvp · X

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Oct 24, 2024 · 12 shares · 4,876 followers View post →
Sen. Sally Eaves
@sallyeaves · X

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Oct 24, 2024 · 12 shares · 137,975 followers View post →
Nathalia Le Hen
@NathaliaLeHen · X

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Oct 23, 2024 · 12 shares · 2,743 followers View post →
mariano
@maponi · X

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Oct 23, 2024 · 12 shares · 3,953 followers View post →
BusinessIntelligence
@bimedotcom · X

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Oct 23, 2024 · 12 shares · 16,110 followers View post →
juandoming
@juandoming · X

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Oct 23, 2024 · 12 shares · 32,557 followers View post →
Tony Moroney
@BetaMoroney · X

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Oct 23, 2024 · 12 shares · 14,286 followers View post →
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Oct 23, 2024 · 12 shares · 260 followers View post →
Fati Sule
@sulefati7 · X

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Oct 23, 2024 · 12 shares · 3,860 followers View post →
Dr. Monika Sonu I Founder Healthinnovationtoolbox
@sonu_monika · X

RT @JagersbergKnut: Building Machines that Learn and Think with People @bimedotcom @Khulood_Almani @theomitsa @FmFrancoise @sulefati7 @Nat…

Oct 23, 2024 · 12 shares · 20,934 followers View post →
nat | localhost: auriel
@TheAIObserverX · X

RT @JagersbergKnut: Building Machines that Learn and Think with People @bimedotcom @Khulood_Almani @theomitsa @FmFrancoise @sulefati7 @Nat…

Oct 23, 2024 · 12 shares · 782 followers View post →
Knut Jägersberg
@JagersbergKnut · X

Building Machines that Learn and Think with People @bimedotcom @Khulood_Almani @theomitsa @FmFrancoise @sulefati7 @NathaliaLeHen @IanLJones98 @sallyeaves @BetaMoroney @sonu_monika @TheAIObserverX https://t.co/wIgmISa7rF https://t.co/lS36ptL6Bp

Oct 23, 2024 · 25 likes · 12 shares · 6,939 followers View post →
DailyHealthcareAI
@aipulserx · X

"Building machines that learn and think with people" @NatureHumBehav - This paper proposes a framework for building AI thought partners that can understand humans, be understood by humans, and share understanding of the world through three core desiderata and a Bayesian toolkit https://t.co/wF3pYkGPwY

Oct 23, 2024 · 4 likes · 1,412 followers View post →
Ben Lipkin
@ben_lipkin · X

This connects closely to the recent call to action from @katie_m_collins @sucholutsky @umangsbhatt @_k_a_c_h_ and others Let's work towards building machines that learn and think _with_ people 4/4

Sep 26, 2024 · 2 likes · 678 followers View post →
Michel Bauwens
@mbauwens · X

RT @ddrrnt: @BurkhartRj @mbauwens @innov8tor3 @Dave_Wolf @officialmebot Good one. This could be helpful for @officialmebot. Building Machi…

Sep 17, 2024 · 1 share · 19,766 followers View post →
Daniel
@MemeticCowboy · X

@BurkhartRj @mbauwens @innov8tor3 @Dave_Wolf @officialmebot Good one. This could be helpful for @officialmebot. Building Machines that Learn and Think with People https://t.co/m9Kcp2y6Ep

Sep 16, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share · 4,754 followers View post →
andrew ilachinski
@AI_ilachinski · X

RT @TheAIObserverX: Building Machines that Learn and Think with People Moving beyond tools to trusted, collaborative allies. This paper exp…

Sep 16, 2024 · 6 shares · 915 followers View post →
Tinho
@0xtinho · X

RT @TheAIObserverX: Building Machines that Learn and Think with People Moving beyond tools to trusted, collaborative allies. This paper exp…

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Knut Jägersberg
@JagersbergKnut · X

RT @TheAIObserverX: Building Machines that Learn and Think with People Moving beyond tools to trusted, collaborative allies. This paper exp…

Sep 16, 2024 · 6 shares · 6,939 followers View post →
Pierre Chamard
@pchamard · X

RT @TheAIObserverX: Building Machines that Learn and Think with People Moving beyond tools to trusted, collaborative allies. This paper exp…

Sep 16, 2024 · 6 shares · 4,870 followers View post →
BusinessIntelligence
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RT @TheAIObserverX: Building Machines that Learn and Think with People Moving beyond tools to trusted, collaborative allies. This paper exp…

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Nathalia Le Hen
@NathaliaLeHen · X

RT @TheAIObserverX: Building Machines that Learn and Think with People Moving beyond tools to trusted, collaborative allies. This paper exp…

Sep 16, 2024 · 6 shares · 2,743 followers View post →
nat | localhost: auriel
@TheAIObserverX · X

Building Machines that Learn and Think with People Moving beyond tools to trusted, collaborative allies. This paper explores how AI can better understand, adapt, and think with humans using cognitive science insights. True AI partnership could redefine creativity, learning, and https://t.co/pBaSvxw8Ah

Sep 16, 2024 · 8 likes · 6 shares · 782 followers View post →
atom
@ctxzz · X

人間とAIが協調的にインタラクションするためのモデルと活用のユースケースに関する Building Machines that Learn and Think with People https://t.co/yCJeQq9DVg https://t.co/OBpHtzNbUs

Aug 23, 2024 · 1 like · 302 followers View post →
Yuta Aoki, D.Sc.
@YutaMAoki · X

RT @fly51fly: [LG] Building Machines that Learn and Think with People https://t.co/Bb43st5qUG - The paper proposes building AI sys…

Aug 16, 2024 · 6 shares · 614 followers View post →
Kasshini@なんでも垢 RiCE
@Kasshini_Gnade · X

RT @rmaruy: Tenenbaum & Griffithほかによるperspective論文"Building Machines that Learn and Think with People"読了。https://t.co/RBoV0bUoM3 人間に代わってではな…

Aug 15, 2024 · 9 shares · 15,578 followers View post →
機械学習アドテック
@goabroad01 · X

RT @rmaruy: Tenenbaum & Griffithほかによるperspective論文"Building Machines that Learn and Think with People"読了。https://t.co/RBoV0bUoM3 人間に代わってではな…

Aug 15, 2024 · 9 shares · 921 followers View post →
ボブにゃんVRC
@zapabob_ouj · X

RT @rmaruy: Tenenbaum & Griffithほかによるperspective論文"Building Machines that Learn and Think with People"読了。https://t.co/RBoV0bUoM3 人間に代わってではな…

Aug 14, 2024 · 9 shares · 2,089 followers View post →
Yasuhiro Morioka
@morioka · X

RT @rmaruy: Tenenbaum & Griffithほかによるperspective論文"Building Machines that Learn and Think with People"読了。https://t.co/RBoV0bUoM3 人間に代わってではな…

Aug 14, 2024 · 9 shares · 1,298 followers View post →
awagak anir
@rinabou_k · X

RT @rmaruy: Tenenbaum & Griffithほかによるperspective論文"Building Machines that Learn and Think with People"読了。https://t.co/RBoV0bUoM3 人間に代わってではな…

Aug 14, 2024 · 9 shares · 504 followers View post →
住田 朋久
@sumidatomohisa · X

RT @rmaruy: Tenenbaum & Griffithほかによるperspective論文"Building Machines that Learn and Think with People"読了。https://t.co/RBoV0bUoM3 人間に代わってではな…

Aug 14, 2024 · 9 shares · 2,133 followers View post →
Shigekazu Ishihara
@shigekzishihara · X

RT @rmaruy: Tenenbaum & Griffithほかによるperspective論文"Building Machines that Learn and Think with People"読了。https://t.co/RBoV0bUoM3 人間に代わってではな…

Aug 14, 2024 · 9 shares · 7,065 followers View post →
R. Maruyama
@rmaruy · X

Tenenbaum & Griffithほかによるperspective論文"Building Machines that Learn and Think with People"読了。https://t.co/RBoV0bUoM3 人間に代わってではなく、人間とともに考えてくれるAIを作るために、心の理論や世界に対する信念の共有などベイジアンな認知科学の知見を使っていこうという。 https://t.co/w0HK56UiQl

Aug 14, 2024 · 38 likes · 9 shares · 4,802 followers View post →
Aneesha Bakharia
@aneesha · X

Two thought provoking papers: Converging Paradigms: The Synergy of Symbolic and Connectionist AI in LLM-Empowered Autonomous Agents https://t.co/7u8bhwDdy0 Building Machines that Learn and Think with People https://t.co/srAEDxXZfJ

Aug 10, 2024 · 1,848 followers View post →
ck84900574
@ck84900574 · X

RT @fly51fly: [LG] Building Machines that Learn and Think with People https://t.co/Bb43st5qUG - The paper proposes building AI sys…

Aug 10, 2024 · 6 shares · 4 followers View post →
Rycroft
@ryuukaenn · X

RT @fly51fly: [LG] Building Machines that Learn and Think with People https://t.co/Bb43st5qUG - The paper proposes building AI sys…

Aug 9, 2024 · 6 shares · 29 followers View post →
Antonio Montano ☼
@AntoMon · X

RT @fly51fly: [LG] Building Machines that Learn and Think with People https://t.co/Bb43st5qUG - The paper proposes building AI sys…

Aug 9, 2024 · 6 shares · 719 followers View post →
al’amin ai
@alamin_ai_ · X

RT @fly51fly: [LG] Building Machines that Learn and Think with People https://t.co/Bb43st5qUG - The paper proposes building AI sys…

Aug 9, 2024 · 6 shares · 377 followers View post →
fly51fly
@fly51fly · X

[LG] Building Machines that Learn and Think with People https://t.co/Bb43st5qUG - The paper proposes building AI systems as "thought partners" that can truly collaborate with humans, rather than just tools. This requires systems that 1) understand humans, 2) are https://t.co/I8G7ZsS5Fg

Aug 9, 2024 · 9 likes · 6 shares · 7,812 followers View post →
Human-Computer Interaction
@Smartphones · X

Building Machines that Learn and Think with People. https://t.co/kkQcX5seyh

Aug 9, 2024 · 29,097 followers View post →
Ilia Sucholutsky
@sucholutsky · X

@katie_m_collins @arxiv @arxiv please help, this submission is still on hold for us. Copying the info here: 1. https://t.co/yvVc3XQqfm and cs.LG 2. Katherine M. Collins 3. Building Machines that Learn and Think with People

Aug 6, 2024 · 1 like · 1,433 followers View post →
Katie Collins
@katie_m_collins · X

@arxiv Thanks @arxiv for all that you do! We have another "on hold" listed with https://t.co/7WjCypRVqF and cs.LG "Building Machines that Learn and Think with People" ID 5746265 if it's possible to check on that as well. Thanks for any help!

Jul 22, 2024 · 1,835 followers View post →