Parrots Are Only The Second Kind of Animal We've Found That Can Grasp Probabilities

Sat, 7 Mar 2020 05:24:06 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.sciencealert.com/parrots-are-only-the-second-animal-we-ve-found-that-can-grasp-probabilities>

"Up until now, only human beings and other great apes have demonstrated
an ability to understand probabilities – being able to weigh up the odds
based on the available data, or statistical inference, as it's formally
called. Now, for the first time, a parrot species has demonstrated this
skill.

Tests on six kea (Nestor notabilis) parrots have shown they were able to
understand and act on probabilities in a variety of scenarios that have
previously been tested on humans and apes.

The findings have some wide-reaching implications – from understanding
more about how the minds of non-primates might work, to producing more
realistic and detailed artificial intelligence systems of our own."

Via SejaDia and Jennifer Freeman.

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                *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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