• gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    31·
    9 months ago

    Fun fact (not really) about Nim: he and the other ASL chimps were HORRIBLY abused. Basically every single one of them.

    And it was all for nothing, not a single bit of evidence shows that teaching chimps ASL worked and allowed any form of actual communication.

    Yes, even Koko.

    https://youtu.be/e7wFotDKEF4

    • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      9 months ago

      Well, communication is definitely shown.

      But… “speech”, “language”, “sentient thought”? That’s the subjective bit, imo. Communication is easy.