New Artificial Intelligence Could Help Humans Actually Talk To Animals

New developments in artificial intelligence and technology could help humans communicate with their pets and any other animal species that calls Earth home. Outside of the field of science, the idea of two-way human-animal communication has existed in pop culture since at least as far back as 1967, when the original "Doctor Dolittle" movie came out. But the idea is no longer just a far-fetched movie plot; it's nearing reality. Scientists have uncovered successful methods of understanding animal language, including the complexities of their various sounds and actions together. The research into talking to animals goes back years, but in 2017, scientists figured out one crucial factor in their AI-based endeavor: Languages, both human and animal, can be visualized as shapes, and these shapes are way easier for AI technologies to decipher and decode. "You ask the AI to build a shape that represents a language," said Aza Raskin, co-founder and president of Earth Species Project.