The Baby Emotion Detector: can a computer program analyze a baby’s cry?

Have Japanese researchers discovered how to analyze a baby's cry?  Image: Flickr, memekode...

New parents discover quite quickly how loudly their newborn can scream when they’re not happy. But working out the cause of the problem is unfortunately pretty much a guessing game. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a device that could tell you exactly what was wrong with your baby? It might not be as preposterous as it sounds – Japanese scientists claim they have developed a statistical computer program that can analyze the differences in a baby’s cries. So, future baby monitors could be capable of alerting parents that their child is tired, hungry, needs a diaper change, or is in pain. ..

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