Might artificial intelligence be able to tell you why your baby is crying?

American researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool capable of detecting whether a baby's cries mean they are hungry, they need changing, are tired, uncomfortable or that they want a cuddle. Over the long term, if exposed to a greater amount of more varied data, the algorithm could become a tool for interpreting a baby's cries. Parents who rack their brains trying to understand what their baby's cries might mean could one day be able to rely on artificial intelligence for help. Researchers from the University of Northern Illinois and the College of New Jersey in the United States have developed an algorithm which, they say, is able to identify the reason behind a young child's cries, reports the Quebec version of The Huffington Post. Of course, every infant is different, including how it cries.