On: Creatures That Don’t Conform

[satori99]

> anticipate? don't know about that.

[...] After three cold snaps the scientists stopped changing the temperature and humidity and watched to see whether the amoebas had learned the pattern. Sure enough, many of the cells throttled back right on the hour in anticipation of another bout of cold weather

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/71-slime-molds...

[zabzonk → satori99]

not sure a learned cycle is the same as anticipation - but arguable

[undreren → zabzonk]

It would be more constructive, if you defined “anticipate”. Your dismissal really needs that to be taken seriously.

[zabzonk → undreren]

> It would be more constructive, if you defined “anticipate”.

a term from the OP, not one introduced by me. complain to them.

[hammyhavoc → zabzonk]

Does an LLM anticipate? Is a slime mold more intelligent than an LLM?

[pyrale → hammyhavoc]

I don't know, but if these slimes can adapt to new weather patterns, they're doing better than the average politician with regards to climate change.