▲ 39 ▼ New research centre to explore how AI can help humans ‘speak’ with pets (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 year ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] howlingecko@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Or do the dogs/cats train the humans with those buttons? ;) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hansolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago The pets do need the training to understand that the sounds, when the button says them, mean communication to the human. It's actually a pretty sophisticated intellectual jump, and not all pets necessarily get it. Typically one starts with "outside" as a non-food common request (for indoor peta). So an owner starts by saying "outside" and associating just that word with going outside (not the full "you wanna go out?"). Once the pet gets past the conceptual hurdle is the button means the thing, after that it's much easier to add new words. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago The pets do need the training to understand that the sounds, when the button says them, mean communication to the human. It's actually a pretty sophisticated intellectual jump, and not all pets necessarily get it. Typically one starts with "outside" as a non-food common request (for indoor peta). So an owner starts by saying "outside" and associating just that word with going outside (not the full "you wanna go out?"). Once the pet gets past the conceptual hurdle is the button means the thing, after that it's much easier to add new words. permalink fedilink source parent