Children beat large language models in solving a simple problem

Large language models like ChatGPT are immensely powerful — the first artificial intelligences to produce truly human-like content. They are already being used to provide customer service, write software, and aid in drug discovery, among many other applications. But despite their genuine potential to change how society works and functions, large language models get trounced by young children in basic problem-solving tasks testing the ability to innovate, according to new research.

Doctoral students Eunice Yiu and Eliza Kosoy and their laboratory lead Dr. Alison Gopnik recently detailed…