Near human-like levels of consciousness" have been observed in the African gray parrot

[Mr. Somebody]

I wonder if he knows when its time to be quiet and go to bed though. Hear that that squawking in the middle of the night have a friend waking up with bloodshot eyes stomping into the living room like.

Can you HUSH PLEASE, friend?!?!!?!??!?!

 

[tmonster]

I wonder if he knows when its time to be quiet and go to bed though. Hear that that squawking in the middle of the night have a friend waking up with bloodshot eyes stomping into the living room like.

Can you HUSH PLEASE, friend?!?!!?!??!?!

so many implications for humanoid robotics
and human identity

 

[Mr. Somebody]

so many implications for humanoid robotics
and human identity

Yea, like what?

 

[Poitier]

so many implications for humanoid robotics
and human identity

not really.... anyone with any background in neuroscience/biology/cognitive psychology knew this decades ago

 

[tmonster]

not really.... anyone with any background in neuroscience/biology/cognitive psychology knew this decades ago

knew what?

 

[Malta]

Crows/Ravens are brilliant as well.

 

[tmonster]

Yea, like what?

well
like what minimum does it takes to appear human and whether or not that is enough to be human

 

[Poitier]

knew what?

Brain physiology and functionality... consciousness was never exclusive to humans You gotta stop listening to those technocrats and their transhuman fairytales

 

[Mr. Somebody]

well
like what minimum does it takes to appear human and whether or not that is enough to be human

Mmmmm so are we going to start employing grey parrots at Nasa, friend. Employ a grey parrot to do some data entry work?

Its still a dumb bird. What tasks do you trust a 5 year old to do?

 

[tmonster]

Mmmmm so are we going to start employing grey parrots at Nasa, friend. Employ a grey parrot to do some data entry work?

good point friend, they have no hands, I did not think of that

Its still a dumb bird. What tasks do you trust a 5 year old to do?

nap and play

 

[tmonster]

Brain physiology and functionality... consciousness was never exclusive to humans You gotta stop listening to those technocrats and their transhuman fairytales

that has nothing to do with what I was saying friend

 

[Mr. Somebody]

good point friend, I did not think of that




nap and play

And really the bird is mimicing more then being able to exchange ideas. Is the bird going to start asking questions?

*could you give me the pumpkin seeds instead of the crushed almonds, friend? *

I think not like lobotomies. At least a 5 year old is inquisitive. This bird is exactly what its name says, A Parrot!

 

[tmonster]

And really the bird is mimicing more then being able to exchange ideas.

Good point friend
you should think about that very deeply

Is the bird going to start asking questions?

*could you give me the pumpkin seeds instead of the crushed almonds, friend? *

I think not like lobotomies. At least a 5 year old is inquisitive.

You are getting way ahead of yourself
I think you are arguing things that you made up
here is what I stated

well
like what minimum does it takes to appear human and whether or not that is enough to be human

go back and see what you thought I stated

This bird is exactly what its name says, A Parrot!

Good point friend
you should think about that very deeply

 

[the cool]

We used to be apes. The evolution of birds are going to have nikkas flying in 10,000 years

 

[tmonster]

And really the bird is mimicing more then being able to exchange ideas. Is the bird going to start asking questions?

*could you give me the pumpkin seeds instead of the crushed almonds, friend? *

I think not like lobotomies. At least a 5 year old is inquisitive. This bird is exactly what its name says, A Parrot!

i was looking for this vid for my original response but I'm only just finding it now
IMO, it makes the following points
-Humans, though possibly having the greater potential to not being parrots, are the bigger parrots by nature
This actually is an evolutionary advantage for the world in which evolution forged humans
-Parroting may be a fundamental part of learning and acting human