Dr Anna Leshinskaya
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Dr Anna Leshinskaya
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Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at UC Irvine. She/her. Researcher in human & artificial intelligence using computational neuroscience & machine interpretability. Lab website: relcoglab.org
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November 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We use 'cognitive mechanistic interpretability' to study models' internal representations/ processes and compare them mechanistically to human cognition. We use moral reasoning as a lens on combinatorial & relational thought and develop computational models of conceptual cognition & theory of mind.
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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August 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM