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Can a parrot have an complex and abstract goal and figure out the many steps to get to that goal?
by colordrops 5y ago
Can a parrot have an complex and abstract goal and figure out the many steps to get to that goal?
- mellavora 5y agoReal parrots (and many other birds), yes. Stochastic parrots, perhaps not.
- sgt101 5y agoas the other commenter said - yes. But the thing is I think it's unlikely that the parrot associates language with the problem solving. Parrots with language capabilities and parrots without language don't seem to have different problem solving capabilities - parrots don't have a spoken/written culture. Humans that are prevented from getting a spoken culture (by isolation) exhibit much reduced problem solving - because the humans with a spoken culture have lots of tips from other humans.