Tom Griffiths

Tom Griffiths is a Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Princeton University, directing the Computational Cognitive Science Lab and co-leading the Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence. His research spans computational models of human cognition, Bayesian statistics, and AI systems.

• Key research themes: mathematical foundations of human intelligence, resource-rational analysis of decision-making, cultural evolution, and AI-human alignment
• Awards: National Science Foundation, Sloan Foundation, American Psychological Association, Psychonomic Society

Recent publications focus on large language models, cognitive resource optimization, and cross-disciplinary insights from psychology, computer science, and neuroscience. He is also co-author of the popular science book Algorithms to Live By.