People are about to be able to 'talk to pets' with AI technology

There is one thing that pet owners often wonder when they look at them when they make "purring", "meow" sounds , or other sounds, something like that . that's it what do they mean?

Dr. Con Slobodchikoff, emeritus professor of biology at the University of Northern Arizona (USA) has similar questions and he spent 30 years of his life studying their behavior. And now, he set out to build a startup used to help us no longer have to wonder.

Animals also have their own language.

Slobodchikoff shares with Digital Trends technology website: "The more we go into the research, the more we see. In my book entitled" Chasing Doctor Dolittle: Learning the Language of Animals ", I point out many animals. In the past, it was difficult to decipher these languages, but now we have the tools that we can do. is to start with dogs because many people do not understand what they are trying to tell them and use, create a device that allows people to communicate with dogs.Once done, we will expand devices that allow people to contact cats, horses, cows, pigs, goats and wild animals ".

Slobodchikoff's research begins with an analysis of the herd of dog squirrels (prairie plains), which he finds a complex language that can describe everything from the presence of a predator. nearby (clear object) until the color of a specific man's clothes (less obvious). He then collaborated with his colleague, a computer scientist, to bring those insights into translation machines. That is the foundation to promote the birth of Zoolingua in 2017.

The work at the company will not only focus on the words, he said: "We are in the process of building a language reading device (of the dog) and expressing its voice using technology. AI and cloud computing will tell people what their dog is saying to them in English At the present time, there are about 2-3 million dogs in custody every year in the US, mainly because behavioral problems arise from their inability to convey their needs to people, with this device, we will be able to significantly reduce dynamic behavior and behavior issues. In addition, people will love to talk to their dogs and think that they will understand them too.This device will also give everyone compassion Their dogs really understand what they say, and even they (dogs) have their own thoughts and opinions. "

Slobodchikoff said that such a device could take another two to five years to complete, depending on the financial resources. Let's hope Slobodchikoff and his colleagues do as promised.