AI thinks it's smart, but chimps may beg to differ Nov 22, 2025 Nov 22, 2025 0 F.D. FLAM Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For something so admired and synonymous with merit, the concept of intelligence is remarkably poorly understood.kAm~FC D@4:6EJ @A6C2E6D @? E96 2DDF>AE:@? E92E A6@A=6 H:E9 8C62E6C :?E6==:86?46 56D6CG6 2446DD E@ 36EE6C D49@@=D 2?5 36EE6C ;@3D] |2?J A6@A=6 36=:6G6 E92E 2?:>2=D H:E9 9:896C :?E6==:86?46 56D6CG6 E@ 36 EC62E65 >@C6 9F>2?6=J[ @C 2E =62DE ?@E FD65 7@C 7@@5]k^AmkAm~FC E649 =6256CD @3D6DD @G6C 4@>A2C:?8 9F>2? :?E6==:86?46 H:E9 E96 =2E6DE 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46 DJDE6>D] |2?J 4=2:> E92E @?46 E96D6 px DJDE6>D DFCA2DD FD :? :?E6==:86?46[ E96J H:== BF:4<=J 6?D=2G6 FD[ 56DEC@J FD @C D@=G6 2== @FC AC@3=6>D]k^Am kAmw@H 42? H6 4@>A2C6 9F>2? 2?5 >249:?6 :?E6==:86?46 H96? 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