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Bird brains (2023)
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Kea, a native parrot species in New Zealand, has been observed moving traffic cones and rerouting traffic near a tunnel by Milford Sound. Surveillance footage confirmed the birds were responsible for the unusual placement of the cones.
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- Praise: The ongoing research into bird intelligence highlights the complexity of cognitive abilities, suggesting that traditional metrics like neuron count may not fully capture intelligence.
- Praise: Efforts to understand general intelligence in birds demonstrate the evolving nature of intelligence studies, which could inform future AI development.
- Concern: Current metrics for measuring intelligence in animals may not correlate well with capabilities, indicating potential pitfalls in our quest for AGI.
- Concern: The frustration expressed by hypothetical robots trying to create biological AGI suggests that our understanding of intelligence is still fundamentally lacking.