generative causal testing

Nature Neuroscience paper

Microsoft's new method turns black-box brain AI into readable theories

GCT translates uninterpretable LLM-based brain models into short phrases like 'food preparation' or 'location names,' then uses an LLM to write stories that causally test those explanations in real subjects. The method promises to bridge predictive AI and human-readable scientific theory.

2026-07-05