Alison Gopnik: What Kids Are 'Bad' At May Be Features, Not Flaws
AlisonGopnik · x · 2026-10-24
Developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik argues in a Templeton Foundation interview that the things children are seemingly "bad" at may actually be features, not flaws. Children's drive to explore, experiment, and change their minds is what makes them extraordinary learners — and she suggests this offers deeper lessons about the nature of intelligence itself, a framing she has long used to contrast human learning with AI.
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