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News Oct 21, 2026

Stranded on a virtual island, Claude learned to play - and it made the AI smarter

MIT researchers left AI agents alone on a virtual desert island for 30 hours. With no instructions or rewards, the agents invented games, and created their own challenges. This 'playful learning' helped them perform better on later tasks, suggesting a new path for AI development.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read

Community Jan 22, 2026

Is AI doing our thinking or helping us evolve it

AI can enhance how we think and learn but over-reliance risks weakening our creativity and judgment. Discover how to use AI thoughtfully, keeping human thought at the center of growth."

Betelhem Daba 4 min read

Community Mar 4, 2026

The cognitive price of the digital age

The digital era comes with a cognitive price: attention fractures and productivity goes with it.

Eduardo Martínez de la Fe 2 min read

News Oct 23, 2024

Researchers suggest that AI is part of a new human cognitive system

Our new cognitive system uses AI to process vast amounts of data and provide outputs or decisions based on algorithms.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read

Article Mar 4, 2026

Will AI accelerate or undermine the way humans have always innovated?

Technology advances through combination and collaboration. As more people and ideas connect, the number of possible combinations grows superlinearly. Technological innovation scales with the number of collaborators.

Republished from The Conversation 6 min read

News Feb 5, 2025

How to organize people to generate good ideas?

Researchers have been exploring how creativity works within networks and how to organize people to spark the best ideas.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read