A Michael Broad Blog
Like others, in online videos I have seen cats look in a mirror at themselves. Almost always they see another cat. However, I have seen a video in which it seemed that the cat did recognise themselves and had decided to check if they were indeed looking at themselves by raising their forelegs to …
I’d like any viewers to tell me in a comment what is wrong with this AI created picture of a kitten playing with his shadow which has been thrown onto a wall. It is a very fine picture but the computer which created it, DALL-E 3, has made a fundamental mistake which points to …
This is about self-awareness. Experts believe that cats are not self-aware and are confused when looking at themselves in a mirror. However, this cat appears to be checking that what he is looking at is his reflection. The title is a joke but it does look like he is trying to work out what …
The experts say that cats are not self aware. I thought that I agreed with them. But a friend of mine said that she thought they might be. In any case it depends on what you mean by “self aware”. To me it means being aware of oneself as an individual, sentient living creature. …
