Could We Speak to Dolphins? A Promising LLM Makes That a Possibility

Dolphins have a broad vocabulary. They vocalize with whistles,
clicks and “burst pulses.”This varied communication makes it
challenging for scientists to decode dolphin speech. Artificial
intelligence can help researchers process audio and find the slight
patterns that human ears may not be able to identify. Reporter
Melissa Hobson took a look at DolphinGemma, a large language model
created by Google in collaboration with the Wild Dolphin Project
and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The project seeks to
unravel the clicks from the whistles and to understand what
dolphins chat about under the waves.  Recommended reading:
Read our article about DolphinGemma:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-ai-let-us-chat-with-dolphins/
Watch our video about the project:
https://www.tiktok.com/@scientificamerican/video/7499862659072871723 
Keep up with Hobson’s reporting: 
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