Researchers Developing AI to Translate Sperm Whales' Clicks into Human Language
-
Researchers hope AI could help translate sperm whales' clicks into a language humans can understand, revealing insights into how these creatures think.
-
Project CETI is working on whale communication AI that is analogous to chatbots. The goal is to iteratively improve translation between sperm whale clicks and human language.
-
If successful, this AI could also aid in communicating with extraterrestrial life by sending large datasets like Wikipedia to train translation models.
-
Translation would provide a window into sperm whales' inner lives, their perceptions of humans over time, and their non-verbal communication.
-
Accurately conveying either species' worldview through translation will be challenging due to conceptual gaps between humans and sperm whales.