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_Nature_ staff discuss how apes share a rhythm of laughter, and how AI use may degrade skills in medicine and computer science. ## 00:32 Early evidence suggests that AI use causes skills to atrophy _Nature:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01947-1"]( _Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good_ ## ## 06:42 Humans and chimps share a laugh _Nature:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01994-8"]( _Oo oo, ha ha: why humans and great apes giggle alike when tickled_ ## [https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup"]( **_Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday._** --- Hosted on Acast. See [acast.com/privacy]( https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy for more information.