The relevance of artificial intelligence for human cognition

Abstract

We will discuss the question whether artificial intelligence can contribute to a better understanding of human cognition. We will introduce two examples in which AI models provide explanations for certain cognitive abilities: The first example examines aspects of analogical reasoning and the second example discusses a possible solution for learning first-order logical theories by neural networks. We will argue that artificial intelligence can in fact contribute to a better understanding of human cognition. Copyright © 2006, American Association for Artificial Intelligence (www.aaai.org). All rights reserved.