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These robots can figure out how to do a task after watching humans do it

NPR | By Katia Riddle
Published April 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM EDT

Swiss scientists have published research showing AI-informed robots can learn how to self correct and teach other robots how to behave. It raises questions of consciousness in artificial intelligence.

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