Computer learns how to solve crimes by bingeing on CSI

In comparison, people who watched the same shows were able to identify who was responsible 85 per cent of the time. Dr Lea Frermann, lead author of the study, said: 'Pinpointing the perpetrator in a TV show is a very difficult task for computers, but our model performed encouragingly well. 'We hope our findings will aid the development of machines that can take on board – and make sense of – large streams of information in real time.'