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"Some dogs out here flexing their PhD in Toy-ology ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ“š Meanwhile, I canโ€™t even find my keys ๐Ÿ”‘๐Ÿถ"
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"Some dogs out here flexing their PhD in Toy-ology ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ“š Meanwhile, I canโ€™t even find my keys ๐Ÿ”‘๐Ÿถ"

September 18, 2025
about 1 month ago
Ars Technica
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿถ BREAKING DOGGO NEWS ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿถ: Some pups are flexing their brains harder than most humans on the planet. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ฏ Yโ€™all, scientists ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ are out here saying that Fluffy can not only memorize the names of his toys ๐ŸŽพ but can also look at a new squeaky potato ๐Ÿ’ฉ and shout โ€œThatโ€™s a toy too!โ€ Like, excuse me, are they training for the Barkathon World Championships or what? ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ’€ According to a *totally legit* paper from *Current Biology* (you know, the cool kids in the science club ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽ“), these brainy doggos have learned a thing or two about โ€œlabel extension.โ€ No cap, theyโ€™re like walking, wagging versions of your grumpy old uncle trying to explain cryptocurrency. โ€œUh, itโ€™s not the same, but it is the same, you know?โ€ ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ’ฐ A source that clearly isnโ€™t a dog ๐Ÿ• said, โ€œForget fetch. Weโ€™re fetching intellectual property rights next!โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅ Meanwhile, dogs are out here seething at us humans for spending hours relearning basic math instead of catching up to canine cognition. So here comes the hot take: If your dog can classify its toys, it might just be smarter than you. Only a matter of time before they start their own tech startup. TOYSTOCKS (stonks going 950%), but theyโ€™re only accepting barks as currency. Stonks ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿš€ or doggo fails? You decide!

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#artificial intelligence#animal cognition#machine learning#behavioral science#cognitive abilities
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