Imagine being able to understand your pet’s feelings by simply snapping a photo of them. Right now, AI is learning to do just that, by recognizing the subtle facial cues and muscle contractions of animals that we humans cannot see. Researchers at the Tech4Animals lab, in Haifa, northern Israel, are training this algorithm by using thousands of photos and videos of cats, dogs, and even wildlife... “The idea of the lab is to do anything related to AI and technology to promote animal welfare, and to develop tools to study behaviour and internal states, such as pain and emotions.” https://nocamels.com/2023/04/digital-dr-dolittle-uses-ai-to-read-animals-faces/