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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: [">https://preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026/08/10/363-chandra-sripada-on-how-llms-and-humans-are-cognitive-cousins/">]( ) _Support Mindscape on [https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll"]( Patreon._ 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 [https://chandrasripada.substack.com/"]( https://www.google.com/url?q=https://chandrasripada.substack.com/&source=gmail&ust=1786048315148000&usg=AOvVaw29OqaG6UO4ik-mfgU5ZHkz">Cognition,](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://chandrasripada.substack.com/&source=gmail&ust=1786048315148000&usg=AOvVaw29OqaG6UO4ik-mfgU5ZHkz) Decoded, a Substack newsletter about AI, cognitive science, and philosophy. - [Web">https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/sripada/">Web]( https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8N\_cfXsAAAAJ&hl=en">Google]( https://philpeople.org/profiles/chandra-sekhar-sripada">PhilPeople]( https://babbel.com/MINDSCAPE">https://babbel.com/MINDSCAPE. #ad Get 60% off an annual plan from Incogni using code MINDSCAPE at [https://incogni.com/mindscape]( https://incogni.com/mindscape">https://incogni.com/mindscape. #ad