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Jul 18
8m 43s

Could AI help us understand our pets?

The Evening Standard
About this episode

Ever wondered what your pet is really thinking? Researchers are using machine learning to try and figure out exactly that.


To learn more, we caught up with Dr Jonathan Birch, Professor of Philosophy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.


“It might tell us that a lot of animals are actually not happy with the way we currently care for them.”


Following on from Trump’s health diagnosis. What is chronic venous insufficiency?


And scientists are unlocking history inside an ancient ice block.


Also in this episode:


-Fancy an AI agent taking control of your daily tasks?


-Why the US plans to breed millions of flies and drop them from planes


-World’s biggest Mars rock sells for $5.3 million at auction


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