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Today is National Dolphin Day, and Google is using this as a chance to announce a new
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development in artificial intelligence aimed at better understanding dolphin communication. In collaboration with researchers from Georgia Tech and the Wild Dolphin Project
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the tech giant unveiled Dolphin Gemma, an AI model designed to yze and generate
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dolphin-like sound sequences. For nearly four decades, the Wild Dolphin Project has studied
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a specific population of wild Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahamas, efforts which aim to link dolphin vocalizations with specific actions and social interactions
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from mother-calf calls to mating displays. Now all those years of data are being used to train Dolphin Gemma
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Built on the same technology as Google's Gemini family of AI models
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it processes complex dolphin vocal sequences to identify patterns and potentially predict what a dolphin might say next
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The model runs directly on Google Pixel smartphones used in the field
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allowing for real-time sound ysis and response without the need for bulky custom equipment
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Researchers say this could enhance their ability to interpret dolphin communication more quickly and accurately
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Google plans to make Dolphin Gemma an open model later this year, so other researchers can adapt it for studying different dolphin species
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Although still in its early days, this combined effort of field biologists, engineers, and AI developers
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hope to bring humans closer to understanding one of nature's most intelligent marine mammals
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Jack Almer
