# AI Isn’t Smarter Than a Baby—Yet

Researchers argue that current AI systems lack the fundamental reasoning and learning capabilities of human infants, despite impressive narrow-task performance. The comparison highlights how far artificial intelligence is from achieving general intelligence, tempering overly optimistic predictions about AI progress.

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## Sources

### Technology
- [Wired](https://www.wired.com/story/ai-isnt-smarter-than-a-baby-yet/) — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000