Sperm whales have vowel-like sounds that evolved independently over 90 million years. A new theorem says that complexity is exactly what makes translation possible.
Deeper Than Grammar: What Sperm Whale Vowels Tell Us About Translation


Sperm whales have vowel-like sounds that evolved independently over 90 million years. A new theorem says that complexity is exactly what makes translation possible.

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to decode whale communication—and for the first time, they’re generating new ‘words’ that whales actually understand and respond to. But orcas are teaching us something different entirely.