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Science Talk

Scientists Are Beginning to Learn the Language of Bats and Bees Using AI

Science Talk

Scientific American

Science

4.2644 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The new field of digital bioacoustics is using machine learning to try decipher animal speak, including honeybee toots and quacks and whoops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Understanding the human body is a team effort. That's where the Yachtel group comes in.

0:05.8

Researchers at Yachtolt have been delving into the secrets of probiotics for 90 years.

0:11.0

Yacold also partners with nature portfolio to advance gut microbiome science through the global grants for gut health, an investigator-led research program.

0:19.6

To learn more about Yachtolt, visit yawcult.co.

0:22.7

.jp. That's Y-A-K-U-L-T.C-O.J-P. When it comes to a guide for your gut, count on Yacult.

0:36.8

Hi, science Quickly listeners.

0:38.5

This is Jeff Delvisu, executive producer of the show.

0:41.2

The whole podcast team is out in the field, so while we're away,

0:44.7

we're bringing back a few amazing oldies from the archive.

0:48.4

AI is everywhere these days, and it's being used, or at least some are trying to use it,

0:53.3

for just about anything

0:54.3

you can think of.

0:55.5

We all probably know about artificial intelligence of the chat GPT variety now, but what

1:01.5

about AI for animals?

1:03.4

Specifically, science is starting to apply AI to understand animal language.

1:08.7

Tech editor, Sophie Bushwick, and producer Kelso Harper bring us this fascinating look

1:12.6

into just what machine learning is

1:14.6

discovering about how animals

1:16.4

talk to one another.

1:18.4

And perhaps, this new research

1:20.5

might just start to break down the divide between

1:22.5

us and the rest of the animal kingdom.

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