Have you ever wished to understand what your cat is trying to tell you? The Chinese technology company explores whether it is possible to translate that mysterious Meows into a human language using artificial intelligence.
Bido, the owner of the largest search engine in China, presented a patent with the National Ownership of National Property, which proposes a system for converting animal platforms into a human language, according to the patent document published this week.
Scientists have long tried to decipher animal communications, and Baido’s patent is the latest effort to take advantage of artificial intelligence to do so.
The document says that the system will collect animal data, including audio sounds, behavioral patterns, and physiological signals, which will be processed in advance and merged before an artificial intelligence analysis designed to identify the emotional state of the animal.
Then emotional states will be appointed to semantic meanings and translated into human language.
Bido said in the patent document that the system can allow “emotional communication and understanding between animals and human beings, and improving the accuracy and efficiency of communication across species.”
“There was a lot of interest in submitting our patent request,” said Baidu. “Currently, he is still in the research phase.”
Bido was among the first major Chinese companies to invested extensively in artificial intelligence after the first 2022 appeared in Openai’s Chatgpt.
The latest AI, Ernie 4.5 Turbo, revealed last month, saying that it matches the best industry in many standard tests. However, Ernie Chatbot struggled to gain strength towards fierce competition.
There are a number of efforts taking place outside China to try to explain what animals want.
International researchers have used the Project Ceti (Cetacean Translation Initiative) Statistical Analysis and Amnesty International since 2020 to understand how sperm whales continued, while the Earth -species project, a non -profit organization founded in 2017, is trying to support Hoffman from LinkedIn, also AI’s use to cancel animal delivery.
Local media reports on the Patent Patent application in Baidu sparked a discussion on Chinese social media platforms late on Wednesday.
While some were enthusiastic about the possibility of being more able to understand their pets, others were skeptical.
“Although this seems impressive, we will need to know how to perform it in real world applications,” a user commented on Weibo.
© Thompson Reuters 2025
