| Ai | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1976 KUPRI, Kyoto University |
| Children | Ayumu (son) |
| Website | |
| http://www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ai/index-E.htm | |
Ai (born in 1976) is a female chimpanzee currently living at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University (acronym KUPRI). She is known for being the principal subject of the Ai project, a research program started in 1978 which is aimed at understanding chimpanzee cognition through computer interface experiments. The Ai project includes tests for numerical competency, color-to-symbol matching ability, and audio-to-image matching and recognition. Over the years, the Ai project has grown to include a 14 member community of chimpanzees (including Ai's 9 year old son, Ayumu) who reside in a state-of-the-art facility at KUPRI.