- Scientists developed CapuchinAI, an AI system that uses facial recognition and real-time touchscreen testing to automate cognitive studies of wild capuchin monkeys.
- The system identifies individual capuchins with 97% accuracy and presents learning tasks tailored to each monkey, rewarding correct responses with food.
- Field tests in Costa Rica showed rapid habituation and learning, demonstrating a scalable method for cognitive testing in natural environments.
- The open-source paper provides a blueprint for building a low-cost, field-ready platform, aiming to bridge the gap between lab experiments and wild observations.