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animal intelligence

Terms and conditions, website cookies, concept on the screen of computer

Technology

AI reads boring terms and conditions documents so you don't have to

The long, dense texts we all agree to when shopping online are incomprehensible to the average person, but now an artificial intelligence can highlight the important bits for you

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What is an algorithm?

Definition

Algorithms

flock of horses

Life

Stones smashed by horses can be mistaken for ancient human tools

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Risso's dolphin

Life

Risso’s dolphins have invented rapid spin-dive technique for hunting

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Close up CCTV security camera with blur of traffic jam in the background

Technology

Our global agreement on AI could reduce bias and surveillance

Comment

Watch face - selective focus

Technology

AI has learned to read the time on an analogue clock

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WHY are we conscious?

Humans

Why are we conscious? The answer lies in other animals’ heads

Features

Barn Owl, Tyto alba

Life

Pale barn owls in UK and Ireland hint at ancient land bridge

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Molecular model of the drug Cocaine

Technology

AI can quickly identify structure of drugs designed for ‘legal highs’

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girl with cat at home

Life

Cats can mentally map their owner’s location from voice alone

In tests with hidden loudspeakers, cats show signs of being surprised when their owner’s voice seemed to quickly "teleport" from one side of a room to another

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Life

Chimpanzees dislike the smell of death like we do

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Life

Asian honeybees scream in alarm when giant hornets attack the hive

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Life

Penis worms had hermit crab-like defence system 530 million years ago

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Video

AI turns 2D images into an explorable 3D world

Video

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