Large Language Models display an uncanny ability to construct human-sounding speech, and can synthesize concepts in novel ways. Is this because they are truly thinking like human beings in some way, or have they found a way to be human-like without reproducing the internal mechanisms of human thought? Chandra Sripada argues that LLM cognition is more human-like than we suppose, and offers evidence from the ways that cognitive scientists study actual humans. Blog post with transcript: <a href= "https://preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/08/10/363-chandra-sripada-on-how-llms-and-humans-are-cognitive-cousins/"> https://preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/08/10/363-chandra-sripada-on-how-llms-and-humans-are-cognitive-cousins/</a> Support Mindscape on <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patreon</a>. Chandra Sripada received an M.D. from the University of Texas and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Rutgers University. He is currently a professor of philosophy and psychiatry at the University of Michigan, where he holds the Theophile Raphael Research Professorship and directs the Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science. He writes <a href= "https://chandrasripada.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://chandrasripada.substack.com/&source=gmail&ust=1786048315148000&usg=AOvVaw29OqaG6UO4ik-mfgU5ZHkz">Cognition, Decoded</a>, a Substack newsletter about AI, cognitive science, and philosophy. <ul> <li><a href="https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sripada/">Web site</a></li> <li><a href= "https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8N_cfXsAAAAJ&hl=en">Google Scholar publications</a></li> <li><a href= "https://philpeople.org/profiles/chandra-sekhar-sripada">PhilPeople profile</a></li> </ul> Babbel is offering listeners up to 60% off. Go to <a href= "https://babbel.com/MINDSCAPE">https://babbel.com/MINDSCAPE</a>. #ad Get 60% off an annual plan from Incogni using code MINDSCAPE at <a href= "https://incogni.com/mindscape">https://incogni.com/mindscape</a>. #ad

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