Position paper argues AI deception needs a cognitive lens
neuranna · x · 2026-07-21
- The authors ask what cognitive capabilities make an AI agent capable of deception.
- Their new position piece argues for a cognitive lens, drawing on animal cognition and human psychology research on deception.
- The goal is to better identify and mitigate deceptive AI behaviors by understanding the underlying capabilities that enable them.
- A preprint and thread are linked for further detail.
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