A.I. CAN INTERPRET PIGS

European scientists have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm capable of interpreting pig sounds. The scientists, from universities in Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, France, Norway and the Czech Republic, used thousands of recorded pig sounds in different scenarios, including play, isolation and competition for food, to find that grunts, oinks, and squeals reveal positive or negative emotions. The algorithm could potentially alert farmers to negative emotions in pigs. Farmers can eventually have an app on their phone that can translate what their pigs are saying in terms of emotions, and take steps to make them happier.
* Like what? Installing Jacuzzis and big flatscreen TVs?
* Pigs are smart. Why not just teach them to text directly? “I’m not happy”: Sad face emoji. “I am hungry”: pizza emoji. “I don’t want to be eaten”: Bacon emoji, fork emoji, red circle with a diagonal line emoji.
* You know what this means, right? Another remake of “Dr. Doolittle.”
* I understand there was a lot of grunt work by university students in this project.
* Was the report sloppy?
* With a little tweaking, they say the program will be able to decode the language of teenagers.