Cool little comment paper by Michael Frank on why LLMs and other Large Pre-Trained AI models can be fruitfully studied using methods and techniques coming from developmental psychology:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44159-023-00211-x

I've been working on a similar approach to understanding such systems, so it's great to see such ideas get their chance in the Nature spotlight!

#understandingAI #ai #DevPsych #llm

Announcement 🚨 #devpsychcommunity

@munnarshainy & I are working on creating a series of informative sessions around #devpsych. We are hoping to use this space to spread awareness about the subject and enable underrepresented researchers.

Any interdisciplinary topics that include infants & children (0-12yrs) are welcome. This will embark on the launch of our new beginning "#devpsych Journal Club". We are planning to start in Jan 2023.

Form for signing up https://forms.gle/ZT4BosNwzPhRSiAv

OK, #introduction time

I am an incoming Assistant Professor in #DevPsych at Lehigh University, starting in January. I study #socialdevelopment #psychopathology with a systematic approach that integrates contextual & individual factors, using a range of #qualitative #quantatitive #behavior #questionnaire #neuro methods appropriate for the research question. Currently focusing on #family #culture #nonWEIRD #socialcognition #internalizing but not limited to those as everything is interconnected.

@kaitclark Hi! I'd love to join the list. My research areas: #stress #devpsych #nutrition #cortisol #psychology #psychobio #ELS thank you so much!