Digital Dr. Dolittle: decoding animal conversations with artificial intelligence (reprise)

The Wild with Chris Morgan

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Science, Nature

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Artificial Intelligence is making the stuff of science fiction a science reality, changing how humans interact with the world. It could also change the way we interact with wildlife, giving us the ability to talk to animals...but are we ready? On this episode Chris talks to Aza Raskin, co-founder of Earth Species Project and Karen Bakker, a professor at the University of British Columbia, about animal communication and the pros and cons of the latest AI technology.

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0:00.0	This podcast is free and it's accessible to everyone thanks to support from listeners like you.
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0:16.5	the production of this podcast. Make a donation at KUOW.org or follow the link in the show notes.
0:24.5	And thanks.
0:27.5	Hi everyone, Chris here.
0:29.2	I just wanted to let you know that we're expanding this season of the wild
0:32.4	to include three different types of
0:34.1	episodes so you're beginning even more great content from us every week.
0:38.6	First there's our new series on America's National Parks, coming out every three weeks.
0:45.8	We'll also be presenting episodes featuring interviews with the sharpest minds in wildlife
0:50.8	conservation, and dipping into our archives and sharing our
0:54.9	favorite shows from the past with new commentary from me. Enjoy.
1:02.1	Here's something from my childhood.
1:05.0	If we could talk to the animals, just imagine it.
1:10.0	Chatting with a chimp in chimpanzee.
1:13.0	Imagine talking to a tiger, chatting with a cheater.
1:17.0	What a neat achievement it would be.
1:20.0	It's from Dr. Doolittle, and I think it's stuck with me.
1:25.0	Whenever I'm out doing field work or on a hike, I've not only got my eyes wide open, but my ears too.
1:32.0	There's a lot going on in a forest or under the sea the
1:35.8	sounds of nature and I love tuning into them and wondering so many of those sounds in
1:42.3	nature are about communication and some species seem more chatty than others.
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