The interview with Dan Gilbert revealed several interesting details about the intersectionality of predictions and human/animal behavior. Gilbert mentions that the ravens and corvids have been known to act in ways comparable to human response to prediction. Corvids hide their food for later and act as though they know their food will be moved at a later time. Thus, based on a prediction for the future, these birds alter their actions in the present. As Gilbert states, the birds are capable of mentally representing a time that has yet to take place. This is then connected to the concept of human-made simulations built on past models. The chosen models of the past are generally intended to be representative instances, and the quality of their simulations is indicative of this. If built on unrepresentative past models, the future simulations are likewise, poor.
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