"Marcovici says that they were outperforming human traders after a few months of training—a claim, though, that’d require testing more thorough than what was do

"Marcovici says that they were outperforming human traders after a few months of training—a claim, though, that’d require testing more thorough than what was done here." Yeah, that's an important hedge there at the end. Also, I think it's cruel to train the rats with electric shocks when they get it wrong. So while I love this as art and social commentary, the devil is still very much to be found in the details.