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In the endless pursuit of innovation, human beings have done some remarkable — and sometimes ridiculous — things. We’ve put men on the moon, rovers on Mars, and chips into toasters that now tell us when our bread is “perfectly golden.”

But nothing quite prepares you for the headline: “AI Robot Suffers PTSD After Encounter With Lion in Africa.”

It sounds like a parody ripped from The Onion. Yet behind the humor lies a story that raises serious questions about the future of artificial intelligence, human ambition, and the strange places we are willing to risk millions in the name of progress.

In early 2025, a leading AI company decided to push the limits of machine learning in an unconventional way: by testing emotional intelligence in the wild — literally. Read more 

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