Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 18, 2008 0:13:43 GMT -4
BARK WORSE THAN ITS BYTE
NY Post Wire Services
January 17, 2008 -- Watch your mouth, Fido!
Scientists are doggedly working on a computer that can translate barks, British media reported yesterday.
Researchers at a Hungarian university recorded 6,000 barks from 14 sheepdogs in different situations, then turned the sounds into computer bytes.
The digital Dr. Doolittle was most successful translating barks that mean "I'm ready for a fight" and "Watch out, there's a stranger around."
It had more trouble with the "I'm ready to play" bark.
The scientists also performed a second test, asking the computer to recognize individual dogs by their barks.
The computer did better than humans, suggesting that there are elements in a bark not recognizable to people.
The findings appeared in the journal "Animal Cognition."
www.nypost.com/seven/01172008/news/worldnews/bark_worse_than_its_byte_662605.htm
NY Post Wire Services
January 17, 2008 -- Watch your mouth, Fido!
Scientists are doggedly working on a computer that can translate barks, British media reported yesterday.
Researchers at a Hungarian university recorded 6,000 barks from 14 sheepdogs in different situations, then turned the sounds into computer bytes.
The digital Dr. Doolittle was most successful translating barks that mean "I'm ready for a fight" and "Watch out, there's a stranger around."
It had more trouble with the "I'm ready to play" bark.
The scientists also performed a second test, asking the computer to recognize individual dogs by their barks.
The computer did better than humans, suggesting that there are elements in a bark not recognizable to people.
The findings appeared in the journal "Animal Cognition."
www.nypost.com/seven/01172008/news/worldnews/bark_worse_than_its_byte_662605.htm
