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Robert Gowty's avatar

I think the example sums it up pretty well. “I hope we’re doing the right thing.” I saw a video recently that indicated Tasmanian devils have moral judgment of some sort. I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately.

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Robert Gowty's avatar

The more time I spend watching animals (except for humans) the more deeply they appear to be thinking.

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Gustave Deresse's avatar

We do share neurological similarities with most animals (mammals and vertebrates in particular). Humans have more of the creative/logical faculties on top of it all. So they’re definitely contemplating, just how much do they understand? I fear too much… I anticipate a team-up with the AI. It’ll be the year 2043…

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Gustave Deresse's avatar

I wonder how many animals out there weigh their decisions so deeply, for real. All this time the Elk have left us alone... refusing to fall to our level... I had to rebrand after editing one of my old poems though. That I ever thought 'Unabridged' would last... Hopefully Google keeps on the right path. I guess we'll see...

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