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Scientists are testing the limits of artificial intelligence when it comes to language learning.
One recent challenge? Learning whale.
Researchers are using machine learning to analyze and decode whale sounds — and it’s just as complicated as it seems.
Sperm whales are interesting to researchers because they have big brains, close family groups and coordinate in lots of ways. They dive and hunt together, and sperm whale biologist Shane Gero says they even babysit for each other.
“It’s hard not to see cousins playing while chatting,” he says. “To not