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I think it is rather up to those making the claims to show that these stories are more than just selection bias.

• inglor_cz 2y ago
  How should such a study even look like? I mean, some people are perfectly fine with labeling other people NPCs.
  • cgriswald 2y ago
    I don't think I would want to design such a study, but at a minimum arguments would have to be made ahead of time for meaningful pairings "outside-water" == "beach", all button presses would have to be recorded, and then a statistical conclusion could be reached. > I mean, some people are perfectly fine with labeling other people NPCs. Indeed. So whatever such a study concludes is unlikely to change people's ideas about dogs much.
    • observationist 2y ago
      This is actually a study being run - https://www.theycantalk.org/research https://www.theycantalk.org/research They are recording button presses and sequences in both controlled and open situations, and have already observed a consistent capacity to chain multiple buttons together in naming a thing, and have found patterns in the names dogs come up with (I think they're also doing cat studies.)