Megvii, the Chinese based AI technology startup, is able to use AI to track dogs. The company has a new program that can recognize dogs using their nose prints. The company indicates it is able to recognize dogs if they are scanned using a phone camera.
The app asks users to photograph their dog's nose form a number of different angles, from there the app will be able to recognize the dog. Megvii has indicated it has a 95% accuracy rate, and it has used its app to bring 15,000 dogs back to their owners.
The AI technology startup says the technology can be implemented for other purposes. Megvii says its app can be used to monitor dog owners and find those who do not pick up after their pets.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- AI Dog Tracking
- Megvii's use of AI to track dogs through their nose prints creates opportunities for similar innovations in pet care and monitoring.
- Facial Recognition for Dogs
- The app's use of facial recognition for dogs highlights opportunities for AI to be applied to animal identification.
- AI-powered Pet Care
- Megvii's AI technology can be implemented for other purposes like monitoring pet owners and creating new pet care services.
Where This Applies
- Pet Care
- The technology has the potential to disrupt pet care, helping pet owners find their lost pets and monitor their behavior more closely.
- Animal Identification and Tracking
- The facial recognition aspect of the technology can be applied to animal identification and tracking more broadly.
- AI Surveillance and Security
- The technology can be used to identify and track individuals beyond just pets, creating opportunities for new AI-powered surveillance and security solutions.
