Marmosets Label Monkey Friends

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A team at Hebrew University in Israel says marmosets "vocally label" their monkey friends with specific sounds.

Marmosets are highly social creatures that maintain contact through high-pitched chirps and twitters called “phee-calls” The names aren’t really recognizable to the human ear; instead, they were identified via a “random forest” technique.

Google DeepMind trained a robot to beat humans at table tennis.

It was able to draw on vast amounts of data to refine its playing style and adjust its tactics as matches progressed.

Its creators hope their work could lead to further research to determine which risks to take more seriously.

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