A start-up company in China, Meng Xiaoyi, and based in Hangzhou, is now on the news. They claim to have invented an AI-powered device that can translate a pet's behaviour and vocalisations into human speech, as reported by Dexerto.
Meng Xiaoyi started accepting pre-orders for their translating device at the beginning of May. People clearly have shown interest, since 10,000 units have been reserved by pet owners thus far.
So, how does the device work? According to the company, it is powered by Alibaba Cloud's Qwen language model, which uses accumulated voiceprint data that tracks animals' anatomical and behavioural traits. It is worn around the pet's neck, and can allegedly recognise their behaviour, vocalisations, and emotions, and translate them into human speech. The promised accuracy rate is almost 95%. However, no proof of this has yet been revealed. The AI translator costs 799 yuan (roughly $118).
Meng Xiaoyi received the equivalent of $1 million from early investors.
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