Rohan Paul
@rohanpaul_ai
Nobel committee: stop overhyping the "AI works like the brain" story.
At the announcement today of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine, awarded to 3 scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.
A reporter asked whether the prize-winning brain research could help explain what happens inside AI neural networks.
The panel answered:
"Probably the similarities between the neural networks used in AI and the human brain shouldn't be exaggerated."
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Full video on "Associated Press" YouTube channel, (link in comment)