Research work · 2023

Animal-computer interfaces

Irene M. Pepperberg

Interaction Studies. Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial Systems

Abstract

Abstract The field of animal-computer interfaces has a longer history than one might at first suppose. In this Introduction, I first discuss some of the early attempts to integrate computers into the study of animal cognition, communication, and behavior and how they provided the groundwork for subsequent research in nonhuman-computer interfaces . I then summarize the various contributions to this special issue, emphasizing how they provide a snapshot into the current state of the field. I close by emphasizing the value of this work but also by suggesting some potential pitfalls of which we must also be aware.

DOI: 10.1075/is.23018.pep