Animal owners seeking a deeper understanding of their beloved Fido or Tiddles have new hope after a recently filed patent from Chinese search giant Baidu was unearthed by the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The Hong Kong-based organ reports that Baidu's patent seeks to translate animal communications leveraging machine and deep learning with a mix of inputs including "voice, body language, behavioral changes and other biological signs." However, this isn't quite Dr Doolittle 'talk to the animals' territory.
From our understanding of the details shared regarding Baidu's patent, it will rely on a multitude of inputs to deliver a human language rendering of an animal's current emotion. So, you aren't going to be using this AI tool for anything much more than recognizing whether your pet is hungry, or has some other pressing need. You weren't expecting to chat with your Burmese feline about geopolitics, were you?
