Parrots do actually have phone conversations. Or actually FaceTime.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/21/science/parrots-video-chat-facetime.html
John Lilly studied dolphins for many years. When someone hooked up an intercom between two dolphin tanks, the dolphins got the idea right away and began chatting merrily.
here’s an excellent article on birds choosing who to face time with and they interact!https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-taught-pet-parrots-to-video-call-each-other-and-the-birds-loved-it-180982041/
allen@home about 1 year ago
Can you hear me now.
Ratkin Premium Member about 1 year ago
The joys of AI. Computers get stuck in infinite loops all the time.
The Reader Premium Member about 1 year ago
Oh, crackers!
backyardcowboy about 1 year ago
Kinda sound like Telemarketers
Doug K about 1 year ago
It’s not that big of a deal. They don’t really know what they’re saying anyway.
dflak about 1 year ago
This reminds me of an early experiment in AI. Two bots were connected to talk with each other. They wound up fighting.
Not much different than real intelligence, I guess.
Hickory about 1 year ago
Parrots do actually have phone conversations. Or actually FaceTime.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/21/science/parrots-video-chat-facetime.html
RussHeim about 1 year ago
This could also be a cell phone commercial.
ladykat about 1 year ago
Can you hear me now?
Frank Burns Eats Worms about 1 year ago
“I haven’t talked to him in a while… I think I’ll give him macaw.”
Lablubber about 1 year ago
They’ll wind up shagged out after a long squawk.
mistercatworks about 1 year ago
John Lilly studied dolphins for many years. When someone hooked up an intercom between two dolphin tanks, the dolphins got the idea right away and began chatting merrily.
Happy Tinkerbelle Premium Member about 1 year ago
here’s an excellent article on birds choosing who to face time with and they interact!https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-taught-pet-parrots-to-video-call-each-other-and-the-birds-loved-it-180982041/
Csaw Backnforth about 1 year ago
When bird #1 finally hangs up, thinks to himself that the other bird must have been a real dodo.
gopher gofer about 1 year ago
they’re just parroting each other…
paullp Premium Member about 1 year ago
This is why you don’t see too many cell phone commercials aimed at parrots.
Bill Löhr Premium Member about 1 year ago
Pete and Repeat went out in a boat…
flingebunt about 1 year ago
Luckily science has found that parrots do well in parrot to parrot video calls (true story, not a joke)