Hierarchical reasoning is graded, not all-or-none, across humans and species
abenitezburraco · x · 2026-10-07
A shared paper argues hierarchical reasoning is not an all-or-none capability: it varies along a gradient within humans (adults vs children, English vs Tsimane speakers) and across species (monkeys, crows), with implications for how we think about structured reasoning in cognition and AI.
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