Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then talk back

Re:Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then ... by Misdicorl on Sunday October 31, 2021 @02:59PM (#29059377)

Maybe! But I find that an awfully self centered view. I imagine humans (boats?) will play a (perhaps significant) aspect in their vision of the world. But I'd be surprised if it was any bigger than e.g. malaria is for humans.

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Re:Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then ... by blacksmith_tb on Sunday October 31, 2021 @04:45PM (#29060250)

I would say that's lowballing it considerably[1]. Whaling nearly drove sperm whales to extinction until they were protected in the 1970s.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_whale#Relationship_with_...

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Re:Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then ... by Misdicorl on Sunday October 31, 2021 @05:01PM (#29060391)

Fair enough

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Re:Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then ... by TheOtherHobbes on Sunday October 31, 2021 @06:45PM (#29061208)

There have been a number of Orca attacks on yachts in the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Cadiz/Portugal area recently.

Perhaps they're hungry. Perhaps they're pissed. No one knows.

Historically, orca attacks on humans - outside of captivity - have been very rare.

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