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Re:Computer scientists prove why bigger neural networks do b... by gwern on Thursday February 10, 2022 @08:09PM (#30295439)
Stick that rat outside in a wild rat colony, and we'll see how well "everything normal rats can do except trim their toenails" works out.
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Re:Computer scientists prove why bigger neural networks do b... by mattkrause on Thursday February 10, 2022 @08:31PM (#30295610)
The cool thing about Whitslaw's work is that it focused on natural behaviors (rather than like...a rotorod test).

I don't think he released them into the wild (would be a tough experiment with 80s tech), but there are a bunch of studies of their interactions with conspecifics. They can mate[0], though less successfully than controls, but playfight a bit better than they do[1].

[0] https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1983-29790-001 [1] https://doi.org/10.1159/000114124

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