CIIC#5995&100#/#ICOM#5995&100
Human#Perspective#in#Artificial#Intelligence#
(HPAI)
Professor'José'Meléndez,'PhD
https://zoom.us/j/612405776
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
A Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (180771882)
Previously+in+HPAI+CIIC/ICOM+5995
• The “Environment” is Reality
• Only 5 types of Sensible
Energies or Interactions.
• Our “Representations” of our
Observable Environment Create
Our Realities
• Human senses only detect a
very small part of what is
sensible of Reality
• Some animals can do better…
Next%Up%– Human%vs.%Artificial%Sensing
• Sound&Sensing
• How&we&Hear
• Frequency&Range
• Dynamic&Ranges
• Artificial&Hearing
• Light&Sensing
• Smell&Sensing
• Taste&Sensing
• Touch&Sensing&
• Internal&Sensing
Human&Ear&– aka&“Mic”
• Outer&Ear&collects vibrating&air to&move&Ear&Drum
• Middle&Ear&couples energy&into&vibrating&bones
• Inner&Ear&couples energy&into&vibrating&fluid
• Vibrating&Cochlea&hairs&transform energy&into&electrical impulses&
Sound
https://lisnr.com/resources/blog/nerd4alert4are4lisnr4tones4inaudible4we4compare4our4sound4frequencies4to4humans4animals/
Sound
https://lisnr.com/resources/blog/nerd4alert4are4lisnr4tones4inaudible4we4compare4our4sound4frequencies4to4humans4animals/
Sound
https://lisnr.com/resources/blog/nerd4alert4are4lisnr4tones4inaudible4we4compare4our4sound4frequencies4to4humans4animals/
Sound
https://lisnr.com/resources/blog/nerd4alert4are4lisnr4tones4inaudible4we4compare4our4sound4frequencies4to4humans4animals/
Sound
https://lisnr.com/resources/blog/nerd4alert4are4lisnr4tones4inaudible4we4compare4our4sound4frequencies4to4humans4animals/
Sound
https://lisnr.com/resources/blog/nerd4alert4are4lisnr4tones4inaudible4we4compare4our4sound4frequencies4to4humans4animals/
Sound
https://lisnr.com/resources/blog/nerd4alert4are4lisnr4tones4inaudible4we4compare4our4sound4frequencies4to4humans4animals/
Sound
https://lisnr.com/resources/blog/nerd4alert4are4lisnr4tones4inaudible4we4compare4our4sound4frequencies4to4humans4animals/
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https://lisnr.com/resources/blog/nerd4alert4are4lisnr4tones4inaudible4we4compare4our4sound4frequencies4to4humans4animals/
Sound
https://lisnr.com/resources/blog/nerd4alert4are4lisnr4tones4inaudible4we4compare4our4sound4frequencies4to4humans4animals/
Next%Up%– Human%vs.%Artificial%Sensing
• Sound&Sensing
• Dynamic&Ranges
• Artificial&Hearing
• Light&Sensing
• Smell&Sensing
• Taste&Sensing
• Touch&Sensing&
• Internal&Sensing
Equal&Loudness&Curve
https://dosits.org/science/measurement/what4sounds4can4we4hear/
• We6are6more6sensitive6to6sounds6of6certain6frequencies
• We6perceive6different6volumes6for6sounds6having6same6intensity
Sound&Intensity&vs.&Volume
http://hearinglosshelp.com/blog/converting4decibels4to4sound4intensities/
Sound&Range&at&Middle&Frequency
http://www.cochlea.org/en/hear/human2auditory2range
At71227kHz
Sound&Range&at&Middle&Frequency
http://www.cochlea.org/en/hear/human2auditory2range
• Human conversation9takes place well within the frequency range heard
• How low a volume we can hear varies9with9frequency
• How9high9a9volume9we9can9hear9also varies with frequency
Sound&“Volume”&Sensitivities
https://dosits.org/science/measurement/what4sounds4can4we4hear/
• What6we6hear6– music6and6voice6– is6tuned6to6how6we6hear6frequencies6and6volume
• Our6music6and6conversations6are6not6considerate6of6an6animal’s6optimal6hearing6
Sound&“Volume”&Sensitivities
https://dosits.org/science/measurement/what4sounds4can4we4hear/
• So6elephants6can6better6appreciate6human6music6– shift6frequencies6downward
• So we can better understand elephants,6we can shift their6sounds6upwards6
Sound&“Volume”&Sensitivities
https://dosits.org/science/measurement/what4sounds4can4we4hear/
• So6cats6can6better6hear6/6understand6us,6we6should6shift6voice6frequencies6upwards
• So we can better understand cats,6we can shift animal6sound6frequencies6downwards6
Next%Up%– Human%vs.%Artificial%Sensing
• Sound&Sensing
• Artificial&Hearing
• Light&Sensing
• Smell&Sensing
• Taste&Sensing
• Touch&Sensing&
• Internal&Sensing
Alexander)Graham)Bell’s)Mic
• Upper%Box%collects vibrating%air to%move%Lower%Diaphragm%(“Drum”)
• Drum%couples energy%into%attached%vibrating%Pin
• Pin%contact%area%with%conducting%fluid%(acid)%changes
• Vibrating%energy%transforms into%oscillating%electrical current
https://www.antiquetelephonehistory.com/images/firstFliquid.jpg
• Microphones+transform+vibrations+into+digital+audio+signals
• Digital+audio+signals+transmitted+inside+ear+by+radio+frequencies+
• RF+signals+converted+to+electrical+impulses+at+electrode array+in+cochlea
Cochlear)Implants,)Blausen.com staff)(2014).)"Medical)gallery)of)Blausen)Medical)2014"
Cochlear)Implants
Sound&Sensors&– “Microphones”
Courtesy)of)Vesper
• Vibrating)air moves)Diaphragm
• Vibrating)Diaphragm)and)
“backplate”)transform energy)
into)electrical capacitance)
Sound&Sensors&– “Microphones”
Courtesy)of)Vesper
• Vibrating)air moves)Plates
• Plates)couple energy)into)
vibrating)Piezoelectric)Film
• Vibrating)Piezoelectric)film)
transforms energy)into)
electrical charge)
Sound&Sensors&– “Microphones”
Sound&Sensors&– “Microphones”
Courtesy)of)Vesper
Human&Sound&Applications of&AI
• Voice&Machine&Communications
• Audio&Fingerprinting
• Audio&Classification&/&Labeling
• Voice&to&Text
• Audio&Source&Separation
• Audio&Search
• Music&Transcription
• Voice Language Translation
• Music&Recommendation
SOME EXAMPLES
Audio&Classification&Example
• Audio&Detection&(microphone)
• Convert&vibrational&energy&to&analog&electric&signals
• Convert analog&electric&signals&to&digital&data
• Digitization&and&Storage
• Convert digital data to audio file format of choice
• Save&data
• Access&and&Conditioning
• Convert&saved data back&to&digital data
• Extract features of&interest&from&the&audio&data
• Train AI on the selected features
Audio&Classification&Example
https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2017/08/audio;voice;processing;deep;learning/
Getting?Started?with?Audio?Data?Analysis?using?Deep?Learning
FAIZAN?SHAIKH,?AUGUST?24,?2017
Audio&Classification&Example
Audio&Signal&Chain&– Analog&to&Digital&Conversion
Resolution = 2b where&b=&#&of&bits&(16?24&typical)
Sampling Frequency (> typically&2x&maximum content frequency)
https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2017/08/audio?voice?processing?deep?learning/
Audio&Classification&Example
Feature&Extraction
https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2017/08/audio;voice;processing;deep;learning/
Audio&Classification&Example
https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2017/08/audio;voice;processing;deep;learning/
Getting?Started?with?Audio?Data?Analysis?using?Deep?Learning
FAIZAN?SHAIKH,?AUGUST?24,?2017
Next%Up
• Light&Sensing
• Smell&Sensing
• Taste&Sensing
• Touch&Sensing&
• Internal&Sensing

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