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D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  NEW SCIENCE: AI TRANSLATES YOUR DOG'S VOCALS                                                                                Source: Winnie & Brewster Kane University of Michigan scientists are using AI to translate the language of dog barks, yowls and howls. Our dogs are talking to us and new science is getting us so close to understanding dog talk in real-time. My dog Win and my nephew dog Brewster are all ears about this. Here's what we know: The scientists are leveraging AI models originally designed for human speech to analyze dog talk Their approach proved to be effective in identifying a variety of barks from happiness to sadness and aggressiveness Additional information deciphered from vocalization were dog's age, breed and sex A key result:  U Michigan model deciphered the barks with 70% accuracy Broad implications of deciphering barking, whines and growls: Better assessment of dog'