AI will tell the emotions of animals, like when your cow is hungry
Uses Of AI: Many researchers are studying whether AI can be used to reliably monitor the well-being of animals on farms. In this direction, a system called "Intellipig" has been developed, which has been created by researchers from the University of the West of England Bristol (UWE) and the Rural College of Scotland (SRUC).
Researchers have also started studying the animal's faces with artificial intelligence (AI) such that their pain and emotional states can be determined. A report indicates several research centers are working with computer vision and AI models to recognize signs of pain and emotional states of animals, more notably those of agricultural importance. This is one of the very limited specific use cases of the technology and if sufficiently trained with quality data, a large language model can inform in real-time if the animal needs help or not.
According to a report by Science.org, many researchers are studying whether AI can be reliably used to monitor the well-being of animals on farms. In this direction, a system called "Intellipig" has been developed, which has been created by researchers from the University of the West of England Bristol (UWE) and the Rural College of Scotland (SRUC). The project is currently in its beta testing phase.
The researchers have implemented this system in farms and hundreds of pigs are being monitored through it. According to the report, every morning a picture of each pig is taken, then they are identified using AI, and each pig is given specific food.
Not only this, AI thoroughly examines the facial expressions of these animals to identify whether they have any signs of pain or stress. If AI sees any unusual symptoms, it immediately sends an alert to the farmer, so that the farmer can assess the situation himself and take appropriate action if needed.
Researchers claim that in the future, this system will also be able to analyze the emotions of animals, which will help farmers to better understand the mental and physical health of animals.
Assessing the health of animals based on their facial expressions and behavior is not a new thing. There are already many studies on this subject and trained experts use this knowledge to understand whether an animal is sick or feeling mentally unwell.
But according to the report, this human-based method is not sustainable, because it takes an average of 100 seconds for an expert to analyze the various muscles of an animal's face. At the same time, AI can do this work in a very short time and on a large scale.
