AI discovers vowel-like patterns in sperm whale calls

begusgasper · x · 2026-08-29

Researchers trained a model on raw sperm whale audio and recovered patterns biologists hadn't considered, leading to the discovery that sperm whales appear to have vowels. This suggests AI is beginning to see things we weren't looking for, offering a new clue about language in the ocean.

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