Project CETI's AI uncovers vowel-like patterns in sperm whale vocalizations
begusgasper · x · 2026-09-10
UC Berkeley associate professor and Project CETI linguistics lead Gašper Beguš will give a free public webinar for the American Cetacean Society SF Bay Chapter on September 29, 2026.
Key finding: AI helped researchers identify acoustic patterns in sperm whale vocalizations analogous to human vowels — something human researchers had never observed. The breakthrough hinged on recognizing that timing likely functions differently in whales than in humans. The talk explores what this newly discovered dimension reveals about the whales' complex communication system.
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