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Bonobos use a kind of syntax once thought to be unique to humans

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189 points docmechanic | 4 comments | 07 Apr 25 15:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
1. fedeb95 ◴[11 Apr 25 16:56 UTC] No.43655946[source]▶
they're called Large Language Monkeys
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2. thinkingtoilet ◴[11 Apr 25 17:24 UTC] No.43656238[source]▶
Cute.
3. layer8 ◴[11 Apr 25 17:46 UTC] No.43656449[source]▶
In the article it says that “This finding doesn’t mean that bonobos have language, though”.
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4. vinceguidry ◴[11 Apr 25 19:54 UTC] No.43657824[source]▶
If you really wanted your pedantry to sound smart, you'd have also noted that bonobos aren't monkeys, they're apes.