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Chinese tech company Baidu is working on an artificial intelligence-based translation system that could finally decode the greatest language mystery in the world: your cat’s meows. As Reuters reports, ...

Entrepreneurs are aiming to put A.I.-powered pet translation tools into our pockets. By Emily Anthes Emily Anthes has a cat and a dog, both of whom are skilled at making their needs known. My cat is a ...

Ever wonder what your dog is trying to say? Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man's best friend into intelligible speech—a kind of ...

TL;DR: Researchers are developing AI for animal-to-human translation, with a $500,000 prize or $10 million in equity for progress. Project Ceti focuses on whale communication, while the Earth Species ...