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The Hidden Laws Behind Every Decision You Make — with Princeton's Tom Griffiths and his new book, The Laws of Thought
Category: Business
Duration: 00:43:32
Publish Date: 2026-02-25 08:00:00
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Tom Griffiths, Henry R. Luce Professor at Princeton University, joins the show to explore the surprising science behind how we actually think. His new book, The Laws of Thought, bridges computational cognitive science and AI—challenging assumptions about decision-making, neural networks, and the path to artificial general intelligence.


Show Notes

Timestamps

  •  01:21 – Meet Tom Griffiths
  •  05:27 – Tom's Book
  •  06:58 – A Neural Network
  •  09:55 – AGI?
  •  19:10 – Writing the Book
  •  20:45 – The Laws of Thought
  •  27:24 – The Neural Network Surprise
  •  31:33 – Learning from Experts
  •  35:19 – Decision Making vs. Probability
  •  42:36 – Government AI Considerations

Links
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tom-griffiths-7b31a0364
Book: The Laws of Thought – Macmillan



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