Re:Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then ...
by psukhedelos on Sunday October 31, 2021 @02:20PM
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I wonder if this type of research itself might at some point influence an animal’s language.
In this study, if the researchers were to consistently play a particular call when a school of fish were nearby I wonder if younger whales might learn the human produced call to mean a school of fish. Is it possible this research could instead lead to us presenting a species with our interpretation of their language which we would then have a much clearer understanding of?
Rather that just us understanding them, I wonder how this might help them understand us.
In this study, if the researchers were to consistently play a particular call when a school of fish were nearby I wonder if younger whales might learn the human produced call to mean a school of fish. Is it possible this research could instead lead to us presenting a species with our interpretation of their language which we would then have a much clearer understanding of?
Rather that just us understanding them, I wonder how this might help them understand us.