Submitted by 4inalfantasy t3_z3eze0 in technology
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Reply to comment by selectiveyellow in New AI Tech Allows Humans to Talk to Animals by 4inalfantasy
Gorillas are interesting because they actually possess the necessary vocal cords for language, but more recent study using the whole Koko thing, have proven they don't possess the corresponding language centre in the brain. It's like they are waiting to evolve.
More accurately the vocal cords evolved much earlier in evolutionary history for some other, unknown, purpose and were "repurposed" later on for speech when we evolved the language centre in the brain, which tends to happen a lot in evolution.
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