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Google AI is being trained on Dolphin data to study and understand its language using a Pixel 9 phone powering the study.
Google AI using Dolphin data to study its language and nature
Google wants to know what the Dolphins are saying and it is using AI and Pixel 9 phone to make it happen.
The Wild Dolphin Project (WDP), a non-profit organisation that studies the behaviour of Atlantic spotted dolphins, provided the data used to train the Dolphin Gemma model. Google claims that Dolphin Gemma, which is based on its open Gemma series of models, is efficient enough to operate on phones and can produce “dolphin-like” sound patterns.
WDP intends to develop a platform that can produce artificial dolphin vocalisations and listen to dolphin noises to provide a corresponding“ reply” in the coming months using Google’s Pixel 9 smartphone.
According to Google, WDP was previously using the Pixel 6 for this work. By upgrading to the Pixel 9, researchers at the organisation would be able to run AI models and template-matching algorithms simultaneously.
Using Pixel smartphones significantly eliminates the requirement for specialised hardware, enhances system maintainability, reduces power consumption, and reduces the device’s size and cost—all of which are important benefits for field research in the open ocean.
Dolphin Gemma’s predictive ability, on the other hand, can assist CHAT (Cetacean Hearing Augmentation Telemetry) in anticipating and spotting possible imitators earlier in the vocalisation sequence, which will speed up researchers’ responses to the dolphins and improve the fluidity and reinforcement of interactions.
How Google AI Plans To Study Dolphins
WDP’s main goal is to observe and examine the dolphins’ social interactions and natural communication, according to a blog post. In a manner not possible with surface observation, working underwater enables researchers to directly correlate sounds with certain behaviours. They have been linking different sound genres to different behavioural settings for decades. A few examples are as follows:
– Calves and their mothers can communicate by using signature whistles, which are distinctive names.
– Commonly heard “squawks” during battles are burst-pulse.
– Often employed for courtship or shark chasing, click “buzzes”.
The ultimate purpose of this project is to comprehend the structure and potential significance of these natural sound sequences, looking for patterns and principles that may imply language.
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California, USA
