Hear, boy? Pet translators will be on sale soon, Amazon says

Retailer backs futurologist ’s claim that devices conversing in canine will be available in, ruffly speaking, a decadeImagine talking to a tiger, chatting to a cheetah, as Dr Doolittle once sang – what a neat achievement that would be. Well, Amazon has revealed that the animal-loving doctor’s ambition might not be entirely fantasy.Pet translators that can turn woofs into words and make sense of miaows, might really be on the horizon, according to a report backed by the internet retailer.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 22, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Butler and Hannah Devlin Tags: Pets Amazon Animal behaviour Artificial intelligence (AI) Dogs Language Animals Technology sector Consciousness Business Life and style Science Biology World news E-commerce Internet Computing Source Type: news