- New research shows that AI can help identify which dogs are most likely to be candidates.
- It can help reduce the problem of emotional drainage of ‘Failure in the late stage’ in guide dog training
- Ai can map dog personality types
The AI is being used to help identify which puppies have the greatest potential to become guide dogs (also known as views) or service dogs before and more accurately.
In a new research project at the University of East London, Dr. Mohammad Amirhosseini, associate professor in computer science and digital technologies, discovered that a model of AI reached a prediction precision of 80% for a period of 12 months.
“One of the biggest challenges in training dog training is the emotional and financial cost of the latest stage failure,” says Dr. Amirhosseini. “This is more than a technological innovation: it is a leap forward for animal welfare.”
To perform the analysis, coaches who work more with dogs record their behavior at six months and 12 months using detailed questionnaires, which function as snapshots of the temperament, approach and personality of the dog.
Then weave your magic and see the first signs of suitability for training or service dogs. AI can detect behavioral patterns that even experienced coaches could get lost.
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The project brought together an international team of dog experts, including the members of The Seeing Eye, which is the world’s oldest dog training center, as well as canine companions, the team that appears in Netflix’s Within a dog’s mind documentary.
While many industries are threatened with the AI that eliminates human jobs, the study shows that there are many opportunities for humanity to benefit positively.
The AI can potentially change the game for many dog training programs, save time, money and even heartbreak because dogs that do not cut have to relocate and separate from their possible new vocations and owners.
If an AI can collect patterns that even seasoned dog coaches are lost, then it will become a new powerful ally in the field of animal training.
