Brendan Conway-Smith, PhD, specializes in metacognition and AI, and is an Affiliate Scientist with Harvard Medical School.
Brendan recently presented his paper at METACOG-26, the AAAI symposium on artificial metacognition.
Hill Times articles on the nation’s plan for AI economic disruption.
Interview with LessonUp.com
YouTube channel @ Meta-Think
AAAI presentation 2026
At METACOG-26, Brendan presents “Adaptive Metacognition in AI,” a paper on how AI systems could learn to monitor and adjust their own reasoning to become more adaptable, efficient, and ethical.
Stanford presentation 2025
Brendan gives an invited talk at Stanford’s Causality in Cognition Lab on how metacognitive skill can enhance both human and machine intelligence.
Podcast
The award-winning science podcast Minding the Brain with Prof. Davies. They discuss tech habits, self-regulation, and why these matter for student productivity and well-being.
More of Brendan’s Thoughts
Read free short articles about metacognition as it relates to society, history, and our shared future.
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