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    Explore "bioacoustics" with insightful episodes like "Natural Intelligence: What we and AI can learn from nature", "Can AI help us speak to animals? Part two" and "Custard Creams and The CIA" from podcasts like ""TED Radio Hour", "FT News Briefing" and "The Blindboy Podcast"" and more!

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    Natural Intelligence: What we and AI can learn from nature

    Natural Intelligence: What we and AI can learn from nature
    Artificial intelligence is powerful, but what about natural intelligence? This hour, TED speakers explore the intrinsic genius in animal language, insect behavior, plant anatomy and our immune system. Guests include neuroscientist Greg Gage, computational neuroscientist Frances Chance, social psychoneuroimmunologist Keely Muscatell and environmental researcher Karen Bakker.

    We want to dedicate this episode to Bakker who passed away in August 2023, only a few months after giving her TED Talk. Her research and legacy continue to inspire.

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    Can AI help us speak to animals? Part two

    Can AI help us speak to animals? Part two

    A hardware revolution in recording devices and a software revolution in artificial intelligence has convinced some scientists that humans will eventually be able to ‘translate’ animal and even plant sounds into human language. But what would be the consequences of humans learning to ‘speak whale’, chat with bats or converse with elephants? The FT’s innovation editor John Thornhill and producer Persis Love explore the ethics of potential human-to-animal communication.


    Presented by John Thornhill, produced by Persis Love, sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s head of audio.


    Free links:


    Google Translate for the zoo? How humans might talk to animals

    Karen Bakker, scientist and author, 1971-2023

    How generative AI really works


    Credits: Elephant bee rumble from Lucy King; plant sounds from Lilach Hadany





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