Google is talking to dolphins using Pixel phones and AI - and the video is delightful

Dolphins are among the smartest creatures on the planet, and a new AI model from Google combined with Pixel phones is helping researchers better understand their language -- and even hopefully communicate with them. Dolphin sounds fall into a few specific categories, such as whistles, squawks, and clicking buzzes, each linked to a different context and behavior. By analyzing these sounds, researchers can detect patterns and structure, just like human language. Researchers at the Wild Dolphin Project have been collecting data on this language for nearly 40 years. A collaboration with Google to use a new Google AI model called DolphinGemma lets them take that research a step further and actually predict what sound is coming next.