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Colin Allen, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who explores cognitive skills in both animals and machines, told The Times that today’s A.I. technologies mimic the human brain only in small ways — reflecting the fact that they are built with materials that have very different physical properties.
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Colin Allen, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, told The New York Times that today's AI technologies mimic the human brain only in small ways because they are built with materials having very different physical properties.
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Cade Metz
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News Article
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{
    "person": "Colin Allen",
    "publication": "The New York Times",
    "organization": "University of California, Santa Barbara"
}
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Artificial Intelligence Cognitive Science
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October 2, 2026 at 1:07 AM (2 weeks ago)
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October 2, 2026 at 1:07 AM (2 weeks ago)

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