Is an AI Meow Decoder on the Way?

Cat lovers already know how to do this, but the AI device might be fun

Most cat lovers communicate with their cats actively and intuitively. Behaviorists have organized feline sounds that share acoustic and contextual qualities into more than 20 groupings, including the meow, the hiss, the trill, the yowl, and the chatter. In addition, of course, there’s body language like tail and whisker posture that help all cat lovers understand what their cat is saying. We’ve been doing OK, but now artificial intelligence (AI) may be entering the picture.

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