NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Artificial metacognition: Giving an AI the ability to ‘think’ about its ‘thinking’

  • Written by Ricky J. Sethi, Professor of Computer Science, Fitchburg State University; Worcester Polytechnic Institute
imageAIs could use some self-reflection.davincidig/iStock via Getty Images

Have you ever had the experience of rereading a sentence multiple times only to realize you still don’t understand it? As taught to scores of incoming college freshmen, when you realize you’re spinning your wheels, it’s time to change your approach.

This process,...

Read more: Artificial metacognition: Giving an AI the ability to ‘think’ about its ‘thinking’

More Articles ...

  1. Political polarization in Pittsburgh communities is rooted in economic neglect − not extremism
  2. What we get wrong about forgiveness – a counseling professor unpacks the difference between letting go and making up
  3. Rebirth of the madman theory? Unpredictability isn’t what it was when it comes to foreign policy
  4. Why too much phosphorus in America’s farmland is polluting the country’s water
  5. Marine protected areas aren’t in the right places to safeguard dolphins and whales in the South Atlantic
  6. How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm
  7. How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm
  8. ICE immigration tactics are shocking more Americans as US-Mexico border operations move north
  9. ‘We want you arrested because we said so’ – how ICE’s policy on raiding whatever homes it wants violates a basic constitutional right, according to a former federal judge
  10. Dogs can need more than kibble, walks and love − consider the escalating expenses of their medical care before you adopt
  11. Your brain can be trained, much like your muscles – a neurologist explains how to boost your brain health
  12. Rheumatoid arthritis has no cure – but researchers are homing in on preventing it
  13. Feeling unprepared for the AI boom? You’re not alone
  14. Is being virtuous good for you – or just people around you? A study suggests traits like compassion may support your own well-being
  15. Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine’s Day
  16. Dealing with a difficult relationship? Here’s how psychology says you can shift the dynamic
  17. The rise of Reza Pahlavi: Iranian opposition leader or opportunist?
  18. AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it’s already happening
  19. ‘Expertise’ shouldn’t be a bad word – expert consensus guides science and society
  20. Trump’s insistence on personal loyalty from ambassadors could crimp US foreign policy
  21. Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weapon
  22. Lebanon’s orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes – raising troubling international law questions
  23. Companies are already using agentic AI to make decisions, but governance is lagging behind
  24. US turns its back on global efforts for women and children terrorized by violence and conflict
  25. A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim and pin it all on ‘domestic terrorism’
  26. When it comes to developing policies on AI in K-12, schools are largely on their own
  27. Bearing witness after the witnesses are gone: How to bring Holocaust education home for a new generation
  28. From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace
  29. Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
  30. Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here’s how to minimize the risk
  31. Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance
  32. America’s next big clean energy resource could come from coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it
  33. Despite its steep environmental costs, AI might also help save the planet
  34. Why ‘unwinding’ with screens may be making us more stressed – here’s what to try instead
  35. America’s next big critical minerals source could be coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it
  36. The only thing limiting Taylor Swift’s popularity is partisan polarization
  37. Trump’s stated reasons for taking Greenland are wrong – but the tactics fit with the plan to limit China’s economic interests
  38. The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means
  39. AI cannot automate science – a philosopher explains the uniquely human aspects of doing research
  40. What ‘hope’ has represented in Christian history – and what it might mean now
  41. Some hard-earned lessons from Detroit on how to protect the safety net for community partners in research
  42. Iran’s universities have long been a battleground, where protests happen and students fight for the future
  43. Why Philly has so many sinkholes
  44. What air pollution does to the human body
  45. What triumphalist narratives about Brazil’s high court and Bolsonaro imprisonment leave out
  46. What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communities
  47. Opera is not dying – but it needs a second act for the streaming era
  48. Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order
  49. Are there thunderstorms on Mars? A planetary scientist explains the red planet’s dry, dusty storms
  50. An ultrathin coating for electronics looked like a miracle insulator − but a hidden leak fooled researchers for over a decade