Wild capuchin monkeys use AI touchscreen and learn to kiss it
Researchers have developed an AI-powered touchscreen system called CapuchinAI to study the cognitive abilities of wild monkeys in Costa Rica. The system successfully identifies individual primates and rewards them for completing tasks, providing a new method for field-based behavioral research.
Why it matters
This technology enables scientists to conduct controlled cognitive experiments in natural habitats, overcoming the limitations of traditional laboratory settings.
It is a known fact that humans have evolved from their ape ancestors. From crawling to walking we have come a long way and it seems that they are following suit, delving into the world of AI. In an experiment conducted in a Costa Rica forest reserve, capuchin monkeys learned to use an AI touchscreen to get banana rewards and even began kissing the screen.In the study published in The American Journal of Primatology, scientists created an AI system that uses facial recognition and real-time touchscreen testing to automate cognitive studies of capuchin monkeys in the wild. Dubbed CapuchinAI, it was developed by researchers at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology.
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