The Hidden Laws Behind Every Decision You Make — with Princeton's Tom Griffiths and his new book, The Laws of Thought
25 February 2026

The Hidden Laws Behind Every Decision You Make — with Princeton's Tom Griffiths and his new book, The Laws of Thought

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Tom Griffiths, Henry R. Luce Professor at Princeton University, joins the show to explore the surprising science behind how we actually think. His new book, The Laws of Thought, bridges computational cognitive science and AI—challenging assumptions about decision-making, neural networks, and the path to artificial general intelligence.


Show Notes

Timestamps

     01:21 – Meet Tom Griffiths 05:27 – Tom's Book 06:58 – A Neural Network 09:55 – AGI? 19:10 – Writing the Book 20:45 – The Laws of Thought 27:24 – The Neural Network Surprise 31:33 – Learning from Experts 35:19 – Decision Making vs. Probability 42:36 – Government AI Considerations

Links
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tom-griffiths-7b31a0364
Book: The Laws of Thought – Macmillan



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