Humans have been expressing thoughts with language for tens (or perhaps hundreds) of thousands of years. It's a hallmark of our species — so much so that scientists once speculated that the capacity ...

Previously, I mentioned what David Chalmers has called the "hard problem of consciousness," meaning the difficulty of explaining human consciousness in objective, scientific terms because of the ...

Language and thought are intricately intertwined, creating a complex tapestry that shapes our cognition. While it is evident that thought can exist independently of language, particularly in the ...

On November 8, 2025, a significant breakthrough in neuroimaging was announced by researchers. They claimed to have decoded and transcribed human thoughts using functional MRI (fMRI) scans by training ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore an innovative design approach ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Luis E. Romero is an entrepreneur, author and speaker. In a quiet lab in Spain, 35 volunteers spent hours typing sentences while a ...

Many are aware of the popular Chain of Thoughts (CoT) method of prompting generative AI in order to obtain better and more sophisticated responses. Researchers from Google DeepMind and Princeton ...

Thoughts weave their way across your mind constantly. From your first moment of consciousness after waking until you close your eyes to sleep (and sometimes, long after that), you’re generally ...

Science suggests that words aren't strictly necessary for reasoning. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Humans have been expressing ...