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SHOULD TECH SPY ON PRIMATES’ HEART RATES?

Next, a researcher attaches a heart rate monitor to the finger. As the chimp sips on a juice reward for cooperating, a camera records its face. The images feed into an artificial intelligence (AI) model. This model is watching for tiny but regular movements in the animal’s face. These

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