Could we use machine learning to converse with whales and dolphins? – New Scientist

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Is there any prospect of using machine learning to converse with whales and dolphins?

Mike Follows Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, UK

Douglas Adams dreamed up an organic universal translator called a Babel fish that could be popped into your ear. Though it is amazing how prescient science fiction can be, this wont become a reality in the near future, if ever.

Communicating with other animals like whales and dolphins is challenging because we dont have the equivalent of the Rosetta Stone, which would allow for direct translation. Decrees in ancient Egypt were inscribed onto stelae, essentially slabs of stone.

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Could we use machine learning to converse with whales and dolphins? - New Scientist

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