Joshua Paul Dale
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Yeah, dogs have this muscle that allows them to raise their eyebrows, and it's interesting because wolves... who they descended from do not have this muscle. So it seems to have evolved because it is particularly effective in emotionally manipulating humans who have been taking care of dogs for a long time.
Yeah, dogs have this muscle that allows them to raise their eyebrows, and it's interesting because wolves... who they descended from do not have this muscle. So it seems to have evolved because it is particularly effective in emotionally manipulating humans who have been taking care of dogs for a long time.
So I don't know if the dogs are deliberately, I mean, they didn't deliberately evolve this new muscle. It's just that the ones who had it survived better than the ones who didn't. And that's because of its effect on us. So really, you know, we're not really sure if animals feel cuteness themselves or if they are able to use cuteness to manipulate us.
So I don't know if the dogs are deliberately, I mean, they didn't deliberately evolve this new muscle. It's just that the ones who had it survived better than the ones who didn't. And that's because of its effect on us. So really, you know, we're not really sure if animals feel cuteness themselves or if they are able to use cuteness to manipulate us.
So I don't know if the dogs are deliberately, I mean, they didn't deliberately evolve this new muscle. It's just that the ones who had it survived better than the ones who didn't. And that's because of its effect on us. So really, you know, we're not really sure if animals feel cuteness themselves or if they are able to use cuteness to manipulate us.
But certainly animals will try to manipulate us just like young children will. I think anyone with a cat or a dog will know that sometimes the animal is trying to manipulate us to get food or our attention or care. And cuteness is a very effective way of doing that.
But certainly animals will try to manipulate us just like young children will. I think anyone with a cat or a dog will know that sometimes the animal is trying to manipulate us to get food or our attention or care. And cuteness is a very effective way of doing that.
But certainly animals will try to manipulate us just like young children will. I think anyone with a cat or a dog will know that sometimes the animal is trying to manipulate us to get food or our attention or care. And cuteness is a very effective way of doing that.
I think it's both. I think any animal, and that includes young humans, will use every weapon in their arsenal to try to get what they want. And cuteness is one of those tools. So, you know, I don't know how much they're actually aware that cuteness is the thing they're using. It's just the effective thing that they're using.
I think it's both. I think any animal, and that includes young humans, will use every weapon in their arsenal to try to get what they want. And cuteness is one of those tools. So, you know, I don't know how much they're actually aware that cuteness is the thing they're using. It's just the effective thing that they're using.
I think it's both. I think any animal, and that includes young humans, will use every weapon in their arsenal to try to get what they want. And cuteness is one of those tools. So, you know, I don't know how much they're actually aware that cuteness is the thing they're using. It's just the effective thing that they're using.
And they've realized that this is effective, and that's why they're using it.
And they've realized that this is effective, and that's why they're using it.
And they've realized that this is effective, and that's why they're using it.
So right now we have these AI chatbots that have learned through absorbing a tremendous amount of text. And we have these AI image generators that can generate images because they have absorbed a ton of images. but so far there haven't been any AIs that have trained on a huge corpus of videos.
So right now we have these AI chatbots that have learned through absorbing a tremendous amount of text. And we have these AI image generators that can generate images because they have absorbed a ton of images. but so far there haven't been any AIs that have trained on a huge corpus of videos.
So right now we have these AI chatbots that have learned through absorbing a tremendous amount of text. And we have these AI image generators that can generate images because they have absorbed a ton of images. but so far there haven't been any AIs that have trained on a huge corpus of videos.
But think of the tens of thousands or even millions of cute videos that have been uploaded to social media and the internet. If there was an AI that trained on all of those cute videos, and then the AI was able to operate a robotic body like a robotic dog, Sony already makes a robotic dog called the AIBO, and it's pretty cute.
But think of the tens of thousands or even millions of cute videos that have been uploaded to social media and the internet. If there was an AI that trained on all of those cute videos, and then the AI was able to operate a robotic body like a robotic dog, Sony already makes a robotic dog called the AIBO, and it's pretty cute.
But think of the tens of thousands or even millions of cute videos that have been uploaded to social media and the internet. If there was an AI that trained on all of those cute videos, and then the AI was able to operate a robotic body like a robotic dog, Sony already makes a robotic dog called the AIBO, and it's pretty cute.