The Helmholtz Institute brings together cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, and computer scientists to a) develop computational models of intelligence, b) study human intelligence using machine learning tools, and c) study machine intelligence through the lens of human cognitive science. Marcel Binz is one of the researchers behind the model Centaur, which was launched in 2024 and simulates human behavior.
Title: Foundation Models of Human Cognition
Abstract: Most models of human cognition are domain-specific, meaning that their scope is restricted to a single type of problem. The human mind, on the other hand, does not work this way -- it is a unified system whose processes are deeply intertwined. In this talk, I present my ongoing work on foundation models of human cognition: models that not only predict, simulate, and explain behavior in a single domain but instead offer a unified take on our mind.