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So the cow learns there is a 'good zone' or a 'bad zone' to be in. And how does the cow - which now may be panicking - know it does not exit the 'bad zone' by,
by DocTomoe 1y ago
So the cow learns there is a 'good zone' or a 'bad zone' to be in. And how does the cow - which now may be panicking - know it does not exit the 'bad zone' by, let's say, jumping into the river?
Applying human intelligence to bovines may be misguided.
- rcxdude 1y agoThey're not particularly dumb animals (similar to the average dog), generally they do get the idea pretty quickly. (There is a gradient of warning as they approach the edge of the zone, so it's not just suddenly a big shock)
- BenjiWiebe 1y agoI'd compare their intelligence to cats, in that a dog uses its intelligence to please its owner, and a cat uses its intelligence to do whatever it pleases. :-)
- jadamson 1y agoSomeone below linked to a company providing this technology and it seems we do now have remote control cows (no panicking that I can see): https://www.instagram.com/halterhq/reel/C_hq8_iSnCH/ https://www.instagram.com/halterhq/reel/C_hq8_iSnCH/
- DocTomoe 1y agoI ... honestly don't know if I should be impressed or horrified. Essentially, they have become cyborgs. Mootrons? I stand corrected either way.
- HeyLaughingBoy 1y ago[shrug] Invisible Fence (https://www.invisiblefence.com/ https://www.invisiblefence.com/) has been a thing at least since the early 2000's when we had one for our dog.
- mschuster91 1y agoIt's inarguably smart, but... freaking dystopian.