AI opens new era in cognitive studies of wild primates

(news.emory.edu)

31 points | by hhs a day ago ago

11 comments

  • from_memory a day ago ago

    Animals in general, I would think. Pattern recognition will go a long way toward decoding some difficult cognition-related questions we have about animals, in particular how they communicate.

  • fhe a day ago ago

    so their idea is to put an ipad in the middle of the forest, installed with games, and if played right, delievers a treat... makes me wonder if something alien civilization is not doing something like that to us.

    • wtfHN26 a day ago ago

      > makes me wonder if something alien civilization is not doing something like that

      Big Tech is doing that to us.

      When we make the algo happy we get treats - likes, shares, followers - dopamine hits.

      • pixl97 a day ago ago

        There is no evidence that Zuckerberg isn't an alien, so it seems like both are.

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