Teaching apes to use tablets is not new. Microsoft been doing this for a while now. Just the other day, I saw a picture of Steve Ballmer using their new surface tablet.
It looked like they were just randomly tapping and swiping the screen to me, no comprehension of what they were doing.
Have a look at some of the reports of what these apes have been trained to do. It's actually quite impressive - they've demonstrated the ability to understand and express abstract concepts and even have grammar rules.
Have a look at some of the reports of what these apes have been trained to do. It's actually quite impressive - they've demonstrated the ability to understand and express abstract concepts and even have grammar rules.
Are you sure about that or is it just what the general culture has come to accept? Many of the biggest claims about great ape cognition were made by Marc Hauser who was found guilty of scientific misconduct last year.
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Teaching apes to use tablets is not new. Microsoft been doing this for a while now. Just the other day, I saw a picture of Steve Ballmer using their new surface tablet.
Not at all. Apes can easily express their desire to be let out of their cages. Heck, even my dog can let me known when he wants to go out.
It looked like they were just randomly tapping and swiping the screen to me, no comprehension of what they were doing.
Have a look at some of the reports of what these apes have been trained to do. It's actually quite impressive - they've demonstrated the ability to understand and express abstract concepts and even have grammar rules.
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Originally Posted by jragosta
Have a look at some of the reports of what these apes have been trained to do. It's actually quite impressive - they've demonstrated the ability to understand and express abstract concepts and even have grammar rules.
Are you sure about that or is it just what the general culture has come to accept? Many of the biggest claims about great ape cognition were made by Marc Hauser who was found guilty of scientific misconduct last year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Hauser