Mind-blowing technology taps AI to read your dog's nose print and face. Many of us chip our pets these days to keep track of them if anything ever happens. Although, a new AI-driven pet ID app may be aiming to have us forget chips and use our phone's camera to ID our pets' faces. This technology eliminates the need for microchipping and provides a more convenient way to track our pets. The app allows pet owners to register their pets and store their facial features in a database.

Better known as a supplier of facial recognition software used by the Chinese government, an AI-startup that is backed by Alibaba has developed software that can identify dogs by their noses. No, it isn't April 1st; the facial recognition software developed by Megvii really can identify one dog from another by using nasal biometrics. KrAsia news reports that the company has developed the software on the basis that dogs have unique nose prints. Dr. David Dorman, a professor of toxicology, has previously said that: "Like human fingerprints, each dog has a unique nose print. Some kennel clubs have used dog nose prints for identification."

Megvii, a Chinese AI startup that supplies facial recognition software for the Chinese government's surveillance program, is expanding its technology beyond humans to recognize different faces of pets. As reported by Abacus News, Megvii's new program is trained to recognize dogs by their nose prints -- much like how humans have unique fingerprints. Using the Megvii app, the company says it can register your dog simply by scanning the snout through your phone's camera. Just like how a phone registers your fingerprint for biometric unlocks, the app asks you to take photos of your dog's nose from multiple angles. Megvii says it has an accuracy rate of 95 percent and has reunited 15,000 pets with their owners through the app.