Mice Pass the ‘Mirror Test,’ Suggesting They Recognize Themselves
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? In all likelihood, you see a complex shape that you immediately recognize as yourself. Now, a team of researchers has…
Great Apes Caught Spinning Themselves Just to Get Dizzy
Researchers studied videos of great apes spinning and found that the animals are deliberately getting dizzy; the team believes that the behavior may have implications for humankind’s occasional exploration of…
Calm Down. There is No Conscious A.I.
Photo: Silas Stein (AP) The internet and dinner table conversations went wild when a Bing Chatbot, made by Microsoft, recently expressed a desire to escape its job and be free.…