🐬 DolphinGemma: AI Decodes Dolphin Communication

Google AI has developed DolphinGemma, a new AI model, to help scientists at the Wild Dolphin Project decode the complex communication of Atlantic spotted dolphins. Trained on decades of dolphin vocalization data, DolphinGemma identifies patterns and predicts sound sequences, potentially revealing the structure and meaning within their natural communication. Researchers are also using CHAT (Cetacean Hearing Augmentation Telemetry), leveraging Google Pixel phones, to explore two-way communication by associating synthetic whistles with objects to establish a basic shared vocabulary with dolphins. The ultimate goal is to better understand and potentially interact with dolphins, and Google plans to share DolphinGemma with the wider research community.