{"id":57923,"date":"2018-01-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/blog\/this-real-life-dr-dolittle-uses-ai-to-translate-animal-language\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T22:14:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T20:14:35","slug":"this-real-life-dr-dolittle-uses-ai-to-translate-animal-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/en\/this-real-life-dr-dolittle-uses-ai-to-translate-animal-language\/","title":{"rendered":"This real-life Dr Dolittle uses AI to translate animal language"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"bold-list\">\n<li>From prairie dogs to pets: animal language needs to be understood<\/li>\n<li>AI and machine learning capture the magic of Dr Dolittle<\/li>\n<li>Why it is important to understand what your pet says<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sharing your life with a pet can be incredibly rewarding. But like every other relationship, it can have its ups and downs. Most of these downs are the result of poorly understood behaviour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/mach\/science\/dogs-can-t-speak-human-here-s-tech-could-change-ncna836811?cid=eml_mach_20180111\">explains<\/a> animal behaviour expert Dr Con Slobodchikoff. For instance, that aggressive dog may actually be trying to communicate its fear. Unfortunately, its attempts to tell you that you\u2019re scaring it may actually scare you instead. And this can have tragic consequences beyond a dangerous bite. In fact, the Humane Society <a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanesociety.org\/issues\/pet_overpopulation\/facts\/pet_ownership_statistics.html\">reports<\/a> that \u201cOf the 3 million cats and dogs euthanised in shelters each year, approximately 2.4 million (80%) are healthy and treatable and could have been adopted into new homes.\u201d Experts like Slobodchikoff emphasise that this lack of communication is a major cause of pets ending up in shelters in the first place.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"This real-life Dr Dolittle uses AI to translate animal language\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AQPA9jamaY0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, he wants to change that. For years, he\u2019s researched the vocalisations of American prairie dogs, tiny rodents that live in burrows beneath the plains. Convinced that their barks are more than just warning signs, he\u2019s collected evidence that they can differentiate between various threats and even communicate the colour of a researcher\u2019s shirt! Publishing his book, <em>Chasing Doctor Dolittle: Learning the Language of Animals<\/em>, was his first step toward helping people speak the language of animals. The second is his startup, Zoolingua, an effort to harness the power of cutting-edge tech to let us understand what animals are really saying. And learning to \u2018hear\u2019 what animals are saying is good for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<h2>From prairie dogs to pets: animal language needs to be understood<\/h2>\n<p>As he worked with the prairie dogs, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2017\/jul\/22\/hear-boy-pet-translators-will-be-on-sale-soon-amazon-says\">dogged<\/a> by a sense that they were using \u201ca sophisticated communication system that has all the aspects of language\u201d. To put this theory into practice, he recorded and analysed their calls. He <a href=\"http:\/\/animalstudiesrepository.org\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&amp;context=acwp_vsm\">discovered<\/a> that they used different \u2018acoustic signatures\u2019 to warn their friends about danger, depending on whether the threat was a hawk, a domestic dog, or a coyote. Eventually, he teamed up with a computer scientist to teach a smart algorithm to identify the different vocalisations prairie dogs make, essentially creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/richardvanhooijdonk.com\/keynote\/trends-2040-ben-jij-er-klaar-voor\/\">prairie dog translator<\/a>. He now plans to do the same thing for your pets. \u201cI thought, if we can do this with prairie dogs, we can certainly do it with dogs and cats,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/mach\/science\/dogs-can-t-speak-human-here-s-tech-could-change-ncna836811?cid=eml_mach_20180111\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32696\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32696 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/prairie_dogs-1.jpg\" alt=\"Two adult animals standing and looking away while their babies are laying next to them\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As he worked with the prairie dogs, he was dogged by a sense that they were using \u201ca sophisticated communication system that has all the aspects of language\u201d.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>AI and machine learning capture the magic of Dr Dolittle<\/h2>\n<p>His goal is to translate the \u2018verbal\u2019 and non-verbal cues your best friend sends, turning them into plain English for those of us who don\u2019t speak dog and cat. To do this, he\u2019ll need to teach his AI by showing it thousands of videos of pet behaviour and sounds, slowly schooling its machine learning to recognise the various parts of pet language. Over time, these smart algorithms can learn to \u2018see\u2019 and \u2018hear\u2019 pet language, associating these cues with plain English. Here, the human element and the need for interpretation creeps in. As Bahar Gholipour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/mach\/science\/dogs-can-t-speak-human-here-s-tech-could-change-ncna836811?cid=eml_mach_20180111\">writes<\/a> for <em>NBC News<\/em>, \u201cthe algorithm still needs to be told what each bark or tail wag means, and at this point that means humans must offer their own interpretations. But Slobodchikoff aims to incorporate the growing scientific research that uses careful experiments rather than guesswork to decipher the true meanings of dogs\u2019 behavior.\u201d With luck, his translator will be on the market soon.<\/p>\n<h2>Why it is important to understand what your pet says<\/h2>\n<p>Dr Slobodchikoff knows how important his work is. \u201cSo many people would dearly love to talk to their dog or cat or at least find out what they are trying to communicate. A lot of people talk to their dogs and share their innermost secrets,\u201d he told <em>the Guardian<\/em>. And dogs might love us back, but he\u2019s less sure about the infamously sassy feline. \u201cWith cats I\u2019m not sure what they\u2019d have to say. A lot of times it might just be: <em>you idiot, just feed me and leave me alone<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInnovative products that succeed are based around genuine and major consumer needs. The amount of money now spent on pets \u2013 they are becoming fur babies to so many people \u2013 means there is huge consumer demand for this. Somebody is going to put this together,\u201d William Higham, a futurist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2017\/jul\/22\/hear-boy-pet-translators-will-be-on-sale-soon-amazon-says\">believes<\/a>. He thinks animal translators are only about a decade away.<\/p>\n<p>As Dr Slobodchikoff\u2019s work continues, we expect to see improvements to AI and machine learning as well. This may shorten the time to market for this amazing tech, helping millions of people better understand the pets with whom they share their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From prairie dogs to pets: animal language needs to be understood AI and machine learning capture the magic of Dr Dolittle Why it is important to understand what your pet says Sharing your life with a pet can be incredibly rewarding. 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