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The 'AI Cat Utopia' That Actually Ran on People

Editor's Pick · Life at Home

The 'AI Cat Utopia' That Actually Ran on People

A UK art-science project let three cats live with an AI robot for 12 days and got headlines about robots caring for cats. Look closer and the experiment proved the opposite: the autonomous utopia only worked because humans never left the room.

Jordan Ellis · 6 min read

Life at Home

12 Black-Owned Pet Brands Worth Buying for the Product, Not the Cause

12 Black-Owned Pet Brands Worth Buying for the Product, Not the Cause

James Okafor · 8 min

Your Cat's 5 A.M. Screaming, Translated (and Why It Really Happens)

Your Cat's 5 A.M. Screaming, Translated (and Why It Really Happens)

Tom Hadley · 4 min

Your Indoor Cat Will Never Get Out. Until the Night She Does.

Your Indoor Cat Will Never Get Out. Until the Night She Does.

Dr. Amara Solis · 6 min

Pets & People

The Oscar Winner Whose Dog Was Also His Co-Writer

The Oscar Winner Whose Dog Was Also His Co-Writer

Sasha Ford · 5 min

95% of Them Kept the Cat: What a Loneliness Study Proved About Fostering

95% of Them Kept the Cat: What a Loneliness Study Proved About Fostering

Nina Vasquez · 5 min

Sofía Valdés's Corgi Pees on Her Pillow Out of Spite. She Wrote a Love Song About Her Anyway.

Sofía Valdés's Corgi Pees on Her Pillow Out of Spite. She Wrote a Love Song About Her Anyway.

Sara Lim · 6 min

Rescue & Adoption

The 3-3-3 Rule Is Two-Thirds Made Up

The 3-3-3 Rule Is Two-Thirds Made Up

Dr. Mara Chen · 10 min

He Lost 90% of His Business. Then He Groomed 1,461 Dogs for Free.

He Lost 90% of His Business. Then He Groomed 1,461 Dogs for Free.

Marcus Webb · 5 min

111 Doodles Got Rescued. The Reason Why Should Bother You

111 Doodles Got Rescued. The Reason Why Should Bother You

Leila Torres · 9 min

Eco-Friendly

Flushing Cat Litter Can Poison Sea Otters. Never Do It

Flushing Cat Litter Can Poison Sea Otters. Never Do It

Leila Torres · 7 min

Your Dog's Next Treat Could Help Wipe Out an Invasive Species. That's the Whole Idea.

Your Dog's Next Treat Could Help Wipe Out an Invasive Species. That's the Whole Idea.

Marcus Webb · 7 min

She Left 12 Years in Finance to Make Dog Beds That Don't Look Like Dog Beds

She Left 12 Years in Finance to Make Dog Beds That Don't Look Like Dog Beds

Leila Torres · 5 min

Traveling Together

Chicago Treats Dogs Better Than It Treats Tourists

Chicago Treats Dogs Better Than It Treats Tourists

Jordan Ellis · 12 min

The Waves Aren't the Biggest Beach Danger to Your Dog. The Sand Is.

The Waves Aren't the Biggest Beach Danger to Your Dog. The Sand Is.

Dr. Priya Nair · 7 min

Their First Dog Backpack Fell Apart in Two Weeks. So They Built One That Doesn't.

Their First Dog Backpack Fell Apart in Two Weeks. So They Built One That Doesn't.

Sasha Ford · 7 min

Causes We Care About

The 'Crazy Cat Lady' Was Queer History All Along

The 'Crazy Cat Lady' Was Queer History All Along

Leila Torres · 4 min

The Pets Who Survived Hurricane Milton Left Before It Hit

The Pets Who Survived Hurricane Milton Left Before It Hit

Marcus Webb · 4 min

23 Dogs, a Snowstorm, and the Law That Makes It a Felony

23 Dogs, a Snowstorm, and the Law That Makes It a Felony

James Okafor · 5 min

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