Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then talk back
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Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then talk back
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Re: Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then talk back
#2Whale: “Hey, I found some fish.”
Whale Eliza: “Interesting. How does that make you feel?
Whale: “What the fuck?”
Re: Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then talk back
#3The idea of finally talking to something we’ve been killing for resources for centuries is kinda weird.
Re: Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then talk back
#4The idea of finally talking to something we’ve been killing for resources for centuries is kinda weird.
We should probably pick “whoops, our bad” as one of the early translation goals.
Re: Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then talk back
#5Guarantee they just want us to shut the fuck up.
Re: Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then talk back
#6The idea of finally talking to something we’ve been killing for resources for centuries is kinda weird.
Only the "finally". We've been talking to other humans and then killing them for resources for a very long time.
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#7The idea of finally talking to something we’ve been killing for resources for centuries is kinda weird.
To hunt a species to extinction is not logical.
Edit: Because the topic is about communicating with Whales and my response was to a comment about hunting them, I thought it would be appropriate to reference something Spock said in Star Trek IV. Colloquially known as "The one with the whales".
Re: Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then talk back
#8Guarantee they just want us to shut the fuck up.
Not sure why this is getting downvoted; it's probably very true.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_mammals_and_sonar
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/science/oceans-whales-noi...
> Some scientists say the noises from air guns, ship sonar and general tanker traffic can cause the gradual or even outright death of sea creatures, from the giants to the tiniest — whales, dolphins, fish, squid, octopuses and even plankton. Other effects include impairing animals’ hearing, brain hemorrhaging and the drowning out of communication sounds important for survival, experts say.
> A 2017 study, for example, found that a loud blast, softer than the sound of a seismic air gun, killed nearly two-thirds of the zooplankton in three-quarters of a mile on either side. Tiny organisms at the bottom of the food chain, zooplankton provide a food source for everything from great whales to shrimp. Krill, a tiny crustacean vital to whales and other animals, were especially hard hit, according to one study.
Re: Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then talk back
#9The idea of finally talking to something we’ve been killing for resources for centuries is kinda weird.
To hunt a species to extinction is not logical. Edit: Because the topic is about communicating with Whales and my response was to a comment about hunting them, I thought it would be appropriate to reference something Spock said in Star Trek IV. Colloquially known as "The one with the whales".
There are many (maybe all) examples from nature in which resources will get consumed until they are gone. "Logic" has nothing to do with it. That doesn't mean we should hunt species to extinction, but its definitely a natural thing to do.
Re: Attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with AI, then talk back
#10Whale: “Hey, I found some fish.” Whale Eliza: “Interesting. How does that make you feel? Whale: “What the fuck?”
lol, the opposite of this actually