Hello, Flipper! Google has developed a genAI model to talk to dolphins

Google has unveiled a new generative AI (genAI) model, Dolphin Gemma, which will attempt to decode how dolphins communicate with each other.

Dolphins are among the most intelligent animals on the planet and communicate partly through whistles and calls. However, it is still unknown whether dolphins have an actual language. Google is hoping Dolphin Gemma can help to clarify that.

The model has been trained on a huge data collection of recordings of sounds from bottlenose dolphins from the Wild Dolphin Project. It will begin field testing this summer. At the same time, Google will also provide open access to Dolphin Gemma.

-“The goal would be to someday speak ‘dolphin’, and we’re really trying to crack the code,” Denise Herzing at the Wild Dolphin Project said in a video provided by Google.