🐴 AI and the Clever Hans Effect

The Computerphile channel released a video on how neural networks can mimic understanding while actually relying on spurious correlations in data, much like how the horse Hans "read" micro-signals in human behavior.

🌍 This highlights a critical issue in AI reliability—the risk that models find "shortcuts" in data instead of extracting real patterns, leading to errors when operating conditions change.

👤 This helps explain why even impressive benchmark results can be deceptive and what to look for when evaluating model robustness.

Source 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GQ2RP-25gM