DeepSqueak is an A.I. That Reveals What Rats are Chatting About Digital Trends

These studies also focused only on simple aspects of vocalizations, such as their frequency range, which can correlate with happy or unhappy emotional states. With DeepSqueak, however, it is possible to look at more subtle features, such as the order of calls and their temporal association with actions and events. Right now, not enough is known about exactly what all rat squeaks refer to. But tools like this make a very promising platform to build upon. As biologists compile more calls over time, it hopefully won't be long before a rodent Rosetta Stone becomes a reality. A paper describing the work was recently published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.