Scientists Inquire If Talking Dog Still Something People Want
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A research group centered at Louisiana State University put out a statement this week inquiring if the general public was still interested in talking dogs. The scientists, focusing on a variety of disciplines from audio engineering to neuroscience, stressed that they’d been busy with some other stuff for a while but could put some time into making talking dogs if that still seemed chill to folks.
“We know things have gotten pretty crazy lately, and that we can’t really do shit about that. But if people still want to talk to dogs, that’s definitely still on the table.” said Dr. Tanner Philbern, adjunct faculty at the university.
Prototypes of devices to assist in dog speech are already underway, but the scientists stressed that they weren’t at a point of no return or anything and could easily refocus on other projects if the general public weren’t interested. However, the researchers were quick to shoot down the possibility of talking cats citing their desire to keep that shit unsaid.
If people feel strongly about the possibility of talking dogs, the lab has asked for feedback in the form of Instagram DM’s, promising swift responses from the graduate students staffing the account. Researchers emphasized that all responses, positive or negative, are important to the progress of their work and not to hold back any sentiment.
Timeline for the completion of a talking dog, or even for progress on creating one remains unclear, but the atmosphere around the lab seems pretty stoked for pets of the future.