Posted by: Sandy Steinman | September 17, 2026

Costa Rica’s Wild Capuchin Monkeys Are Using AI Touchscreens

Tico Times reported

Wild white-faced capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica are learning to use a touchscreen in the middle of the forest, giving researchers a new way to study animal intelligence without taking the monkeys out of their natural environment. The system, called CapuchinAI, combines artificial intelligence, cameras, a touchscreen and an automatic food dispenser at the Taboga Forest Reserve in Guanacaste.


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