Roger Lienhard’s Post

You attribute intelligence and awareness to your dogs, but are they SENTIENT? How do you REALLY understand their thoughts and feelings? How so? AI remains relatively "dumb" even as it evolves from machine learning to Artificial Intelligence. But IF machines become sentient, should they be granted the same rights and protections as sentient DOGS? Is a dog-machine interface more important to society than a human-machine interface? This raises profound implications for AI, animal rights, and our definitions of consciousness. #AI #dogs #pets #animalrights #sentience

Ever wished you could speak 'dog'? 🐶🗣️ Imagine a world where we could understand every bark, whine, and growl... Well, that world might be closer than you think! 🚀 Researchers at the University of Michigan are using AI to decode dog communication, and the results are mind-blowing! 🤯 They're not just distinguishing between 'play' and 'stay away' barks. This AI could potentially tell us a dog's age, breed, and even gender - all from a single woof! 🐾 But here's the kicker: they're doing it by repurposing human speech models. That's right, the same tech that powers your voice assistant could soon help you chat with Fido! 🎤🐕 This isn't just cool tech - it's a game-changer for animal welfare. Imagine the lives we could improve, the bonds we could strengthen, and the dangers we could prevent. 💖🦮 The future of human-animal interaction is bright, and it's being shaped by AI. Are you ready to have a real conversation with your furry best friend? 🐾💬 #AIInnovation #AnimalCommunication #TechForGood #technology #letstalk #future #bestfriend #Dogs #petlovers #NiteshKumar

New on the blog for E in ESG: Speciesism and AI - are we training AI to perpetuate or relieve animal suffering? 🐘🦋 The growth of AI has sparked new conversations on how AI can be used in relation to animals. What is not really discussed is whether AI is being used to alleviate or compound animal suffering... While AI can be used to create amazing models which can help target and reduce online animal abuse content, or which can reduce and replace animal testing, it is also arguable it is ingraining already deeply rooted anthropocentric beliefs about animals. AI models are only capable of being trained on available data, sadly most of it promotes an idealised reality of the life of billions of animals, but this impact is much harder to measure because it is an unrealised and incapable of measurement. This blog has a look at how AI can be used in ways which potentially does perpetuate animal suffering by putting forward skewed outcomes based on the overriding world view of animals, but how it can also be used to reduce animal suffering and improve overall welfare. #ESG #Speceisism #AI https://wix.to/8LrA1us

One of the more interesting considerations with AI

What OpenAI has envisioned what our ultimate vision looks like from our app. Gave me a ton of food for thought around citizen science, the role of AI, and how animal communication will come to fruition: #animalcommunication #openai #generativeai #dalle3 #dogs #labnotes #citizenscience #visionmodels #multimodal

Could AI put an end to animal testing? - BBC.com: Could AI put an end to animal testing?  BBC.com http://dlvr.it/T7ttYk #ai #artificialintelligence

How to make cute baby animal anmation with AI in 60 Seconds

"AI turns semantic relationships into geomatics relationships." If you're curious about some of the things that can be done with AI technology besides squeeze marginally more advertising revenue out of a given market, you'll want to watch this fascinating presentation. #ai #agi #animals #animalcommunication Aza Raskin, co-founder of Earth Species Project. Using AI to Decode Animal Communication https://lnkd.in/gcA73gae