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Perri Thaler

New AI system can 'predict human behavior in any situation' with unprecedented degree of accuracy, scientists say

A cartoon brain is suspended over a robot hand.

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model can predict and simulate human thought and behavior with a surprising degree of accuracy. The language model, called Centaur, could help researchers improve our understanding of human cognition.

The model was trained on more than 10 million real decisions made by participants of psychological experiments. Using this dataset, Centaur predicted and simulated how people would think and behave with 64% accuracy, researchers reported July 2 in the journal Nature.

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