At the core of what defines us as humans is the concept of theory of mind: the ability to track other people’s mental states. The recent development of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT has led to intense debate about the possibility that these models exhibit behaviour that is...
Here we compare human and LLM performance on a comprehensive battery of measurements that aim to measure different theory of mind abilities, from understanding false beliefs to interpreting indirect requests and recognizing irony and faux pas. We tested two families of LLMs (GPT and LLaMA2) ...
The mindfulness-to-meaning theory (MMT) describes the processes through which mindfulness leads to enhanced eudaimonic wellbeing (indirectly via mediating
When we think of testing “sooner and more often” a certain word comes to mind: continuous. Many (most) software development teams are practicing some form of continuous integration and continuous delivery.Continuous testingis a vital feedback loop in this DevOps cycle. Continuous testing If we...
As a developer though, maybe this just sounds like more work for you. Yes, you get peace of mind that the code your releasing is good. But unit testing also offers you the opportunity to see where your design is weak. Are you writing the same unit tests for two pieces of code? Shoul...
does your audience’s engagement and ability to provide more accurate and focused feedback increase. This has been borne out in Agile theory and practice for a long time. Even though usability testing and user experience were not necessarily top of mind, we’ve found (and it makes common sen...
Although investigating test doubles is the subject of this article, keep in mind that the purpose of a unit test is to demonstrate that the test target (in this case, the Order class) works as intended. For the Save method, the intention is that it should invoke the Save method on the...
According to personality theory, however, they would also have a significant amount in common. How to Use Myers-Briggs Personality Types The purpose of learning about your personality type is to help you to understand yourself better. When you know what motivates and energizes you, it helps ...
In 2011 the IMF published a study looking at the drivers behind the asset allocation decisions of long-term investors in an attempt to ascertain the risks that sudden changes in asset allocation have on global financial stability. The analysis concluded that investor decisions were largely driven by...
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