<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>A new £4 million ($5.39 million) research center at the London School of Economics will explore how AI could enable pets to communicate with humans.</li><li>The center will investigate the consciousness of animals through a multidisciplinary approach involving fields like neuroscience, philosophy, veterinary science, and AI.</li><li>One project under scrutiny is AI's potential to facilitate communication between humans and their pets, though concerns regarding AI misinterpretations and ethical use have been raised.</li><li>The center aims to address AI applications in agriculture, autonomous vehicles, and animal welfare, seeking to establish ethical guidelines and codes of practice globally.</li></ul>

New $5.39 million research center will explore how AI could let humans talk to pets

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