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- The way pigeons problem solve is very similar to AI, researchers say.
- Pigeons use the same "brute force" method often seen in artificial intelligence.
- Researchers found that this method helps pigeons perform certain types of tasks even better than humans.
It turns out the "birds aren't real" people may have had a point after all.
Researchers at Ohio State University and the University of Iowa found that pigeons use a "brute force" method of problem-solving, similar to what is found in artificial intelligence, according to a news release.