{"slug": "can-ai-predict-what-humans-do-and-why-usc-study-sheds-light-on-ais-limits", "title": "Can AI Predict What Humans Do and Why? USC Study Sheds Light on AI’s Limits", "summary": "A USC Viterbi School of Engineering study found that large language models can make human-like predictions by observing players in social games but struggle to learn from experience and apply learning to new situations, highlighting AI's limits in understanding human behavior.", "body_md": "USC AI researcher and robotics pioneer find that LLMs can make human-like predictions by observing players in social games but struggle to learn from experience and apply what they learn to new situations\n\nThe post [Can AI Predict What Humans Do and Why? USC Study Sheds Light on AI’s Limits](https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/09/can-ai-predict-what-humans-do-and-why-usc-study-sheds-light-on-ais-limits/) appeared first on [USC Viterbi | School of Engineering](https://viterbischool.usc.edu).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/can-ai-predict-what-humans-do-and-why-usc-study-sheds-light-on-ais-limits", "canonical_source": "https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/09/can-ai-predict-what-humans-do-and-why-usc-study-sheds-light-on-ais-limits/", "published_at": "2026-09-09 19:48:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-09 20:42:09.483793+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-research"], "entities": ["USC Viterbi School of Engineering"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/can-ai-predict-what-humans-do-and-why-usc-study-sheds-light-on-ais-limits", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/can-ai-predict-what-humans-do-and-why-usc-study-sheds-light-on-ais-limits.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/can-ai-predict-what-humans-do-and-why-usc-study-sheds-light-on-ais-limits.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/can-ai-predict-what-humans-do-and-why-usc-study-sheds-light-on-ais-limits.jsonld"}}