🐬Google AI attempts to decode dolphin language to facilitate "cross - species communication"

🐬Google AI attempts to decode dolphin language to facilitate "cross - species communication"

* DolphinGemma AI model: Google has introduced the DolphinGemma AI model based on Gemini, aiming to decode dolphin vocalizations, including clicks, whistles, and squeaks, to strengthen the connection between humans and the marine world.
* Data source: The model is trained on a large dataset of labeled dolphin sounds collected by the Wild Dolphin Project (WDP) since 1985.
* Technology application: Researchers can use Pixel phones to record sounds and analyze them through DolphinGemma. The model uses Google's SoundStream tokenizer to identify patterns and sequences, thus revealing the hidden structures and potential meanings in dolphins' natural communication.
* Future prospects: Google states that the ultimate goal is to establish a shared vocabulary with dolphins for interactive communication. The WDP is collaborating with the Georgia Institute of Technology to teach dolphins simple shared vocabulary using the underwater computer system CHAT, for example, associating artificial sounds with research equipment such as sargassum, seagrass, or scarves.
* Actual application: The WDP will deploy DolphinGemma this quarter, and future versions can be used to study other cetacean species.

(PCMag.com)

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