The missing discipline in AI: a call for behavioural science.

Sacher PM, Michie S, Hauser OP, Ferrère A, Salzer S, Rodger A, Borg JS, Pogrebna G, Murphy SA

DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25922.2
Published: 2026
Container: Wellcome open research
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@article{allodium:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25922.2,
  title = {The missing discipline in AI: a call for behavioural science.},
  author = {Sacher PM and Michie S and Hauser OP and Ferrère A and Salzer S and Rodger A and Borg JS and Pogrebna G and Murphy SA},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Wellcome open research},
  doi = {10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25922.2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25922.2}
}

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AU  - Borg JS
AU  - Pogrebna G
AU  - Murphy SA
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PM, S., S, M., OP, H., A, F., S, S., A, R., JS, B., G, P., & SA, M. (2026). The missing discipline in AI: a call for behavioural science.. Wellcome open research. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.25922.2

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