David Attenborough’s ‘convincing’ Yeti evidence before snapping ‘human-like monster’

The Yeti, which is rumoured to roam the Himalayas, has gained international fame and inspired countless expeditions to prove – or disprove – its existence. The scientific community has largely ruled out the possibility that the animal could exist and testimony to the contrary is assumed to be fabricated. But Sir David said there was […]

OpenAI’s ‘state-of-the-art’ system gives robots humanlike dexterity

OpenAI, a nonprofit, San Francisco-based AI research company backed by Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, and Peter Thiel, among other titans of industry, made headlines in June when it announced that the latest version of its Dota 2-playing AI — dubbed OpenAI Five — managed to beat amateur players. Today, it unveiled another first: a robotics sy…Read […]

Dr Doolittle effect: Dolphins & whales form human-like societies, study says

Published time: 17 Oct, 2017 23:03 Whales and dolphins may be more like us than previously thought. While they are more comfortable in water than humans, they live in tightly-knit social groups, have complex relationships, and speak to each other, a new study suggests. The major new wide ranging study, published Monday in the journal […]