human
It seems to express its emotions through facial contortions, Remm said.
gpt
Though I suspect that the sounds it makes with the upper part of its trachea during moments of agitation are also outlets of emotional stress, rather than efforts at communication. He called across the room to Toolls.
human
What did you find out about its speech?
gpt
Extremely primitive, Toolls replied.
human
Incredible as it may appear to us it uses combinations of sounds to form word-symbols. Each word indicates some action, or object; or denotes degree, time, or shades of meaning. Other words are merely connectives. It seems to make little use of inflections, the basis of a rational language. Thoughts which we can project with a few sounds would take it dozens of words to express.
gpt
Just how intelligent is it?
human
Only as intelligent as a high degree of self-preservation instinct would make it.
gpt
Are you certain that it is a member of the dominant species of life on the planet?
human
There's no doubt about it, Toolls replied.
gpt
I've made very careful observations.
human
This attempt at escape is a pretty good example of its intelligence, Remm said.
gpt
This is the sixth time it has tried to escape--in exactly the same way. As soon as it sees that we are farther away from it than it is from the door, it makes its dash.