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Tom Griffiths is a Professor of Psychology and Computer Science at Princeton University, where he directs the Computational Cognitive Science Lab and the Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence. He mentors graduate students across Psychology, Computer Science, and Neuroscience departments, fostering interdisciplinary research at the intersection of human cognition and artificial intelligence.
His research develops mathematical models to understand human cognition, emphasizing how human intelligence uniquely operates under constraints of time, computational resources, and communication bandwidth. Using Bayesian statistics, he explains learning from small data; resource rational analysis reveals efficient cognitive strategies; and studies of cultural evolution and language show how humans combine knowledge across minds. This work bridges cognitive science and AI, aiming to build more human-like machines and improve human decision-making through cognitive prostheses.
Griffiths leads two prominent research groups: the Computational Cognitive Science Lab investigates computational principles of human thought through theoretical modeling and behavioral experiments, while the Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence supports innovative AI research. His lab's recent work analyzes large language models using Bayesian frameworks and develops distributed computing models for human collaboration.
He actively advises graduate students and has contributed significantly through publications and the best-selling book Algorithms to Live By. His research on cognitive prostheses and metareasoning provides practical tools for enhancing human decision-making in everyday contexts, with applications in behavioral economics and human-AI interaction.
