05 - The AI That Talked to Animals

27/08/2025 11 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5

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In this episode of "AI Freaky Facts" we explore how AI is learning to decode animal sounds, revealing hidden worlds of communication. What happens when animals finally talk back? Find out how AI is reshaping our world and challenging our place in the natural order.References:1. Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative)https://www.projectceti.org2. Con Slobodchikoff and Prairie Dog Researchhttps://conslobodchikoff.com/home/cons-bio3. The Earth Species Projecthttps://www.earthspecies.org4. Baidu's Animal Translation Technologyhttps://evertiq.com/news/2025-05-13-baidu-patents-ai-system-to-translate-animal-sounds5. Cornell University's Bird AI Researchhttps://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/06/ai-powered-birdnet-app-makes-citizen-science-easier6. Orca Communication and Dialectshttps://mmru.ubc.ca/wp-content/pdfs/Deecke98.pdf7. General AI and Animal Communicationhttps://cloud.google.com/blog/transform/can-generative-ai-help-humans-understand-animals-earth-species-project-conservationRelated Scientific Concepts8. Bioacoustics — the study of sound production and perception in animalshttps://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tbio20/about-this-journal9. Natural Language Processing (NLP) for non-human soundshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8944344/Music Credits:1. "Mystery Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/2. "Mesmerizing Galaxy " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/3. Tech Live Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This podcast is narrated by the host's own voice, powered by AI.