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AI Might Let Us Talk to Whales… What Should We Say?

Be Smart. · Nov 13, 2026 · 28:49

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Follow me to Planet Wild! https://www.planetwild.com/besmart/14_2SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓Uploaded 21-04-24New technology is revolutionizing how we study and protect nature. In this video, we’ll learn how artificial intelligence is being used to decode the sonic landscapes of the ocean - specifically, whale song. That’s right, there may come a day soon where AI allows us to understand and talk to whales. But some scientists are saying: the question may not be CAN we talk to whales, but SHOULD we talk to whales?Want to learn more? Read "How to Speak Whale" by Tom Mustill: https://www.tommustill.com/how-to-speak-whale0:00 Intro - What it's like to be a whale1:44 Ch. 1 - The record that saved Earth's whales from extinction5:01 Ch. 2 - Can AI help figure out what whale songs mean?6:39 Ch. 3 - Living in a world of sound (umwelt)8:25 Ch. 4 - How do whales make sounds, anyway?10:26 Ch. 5 - We need to talk about the L word11:51 Ch. 6 - How AI is already changing whale research13:10 Ch. 7 - Training computers to listen to animals15:46 Ch. 8 - How can we decode what a whale song means?17:17 Ch. 9 - Making WhaleGPT is so much harder than we realize19:48 Ch. 10 - Should we really be doing this?21:43 Follow me to Planet Wild!-----------High fives to all our Brain Trust Patrons:Ed EydenJennifer BurtonCharles Horton, JrHolly, Brett, and Ashe BullionJaap WesteraMehdi DamouBarbora BeiBurt Humburgdani bowmanDavid JohnstonBaerbel WinklerEric MeerKaren Haskell-----------Note: The thumbnail for this episode includes a picture of Joe Hanson created with a text-to-image generative AI toolJoin us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmartInstagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/Merchhttps://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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