[HN Gopher] Parrots learn to make video calls to chat with other... ___________________________________________________________________ Parrots learn to make video calls to chat with other parrots: study Author : sni Score : 43 points Date : 2023-12-01 22:19 UTC (40 minutes ago) (HTM) web link (news.northeastern.edu) (TXT) w3m dump (news.northeastern.edu) | h2odragon wrote: | Commercial opportunity: OnlyBirds | | should we filter out human users, or go for the aviphile market | right from the start? | solardev wrote: | We could make a social network for them too. Call it... | tweeter? | yamrzou wrote: | Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35664219 | solardev wrote: | Next: Parrots learn to repost dupes for karma | swayvil wrote: | We should dissect them to find out how they do that. | JumpCrisscross wrote: | Next up, an AI companion for birds. | | EDIT: this might not be as stupid as it sounded when I first | typed it out. | dontupvoteme wrote: | Given how incredibly long some parrots live (usually longer | than people) plus their need for attention and interaction, one | could even argue our species is kind of ethically required to | provide such a thing. | | We just have to keep adtech out. | Xamayon wrote: | Think of all the monetization possibilities - The AI could | secretly teach your parrot to speak about how it would prefer | a different (specific) brand of food, or that you should | really buy nicer looking clothes from such and such store! | | I find it hard to believe companies could resist such | temptation for long, but agree that it does sound like it | would be great for the birds (and possibly other pets) if | done sanely without such contamination~ | quercusa wrote: | Previously (215 comments) | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35664219 ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-12-01 23:00 UTC)