Can we talk to whales? With brains six times the size of ours, scientists have long thought these vast beasts hide a formidable intelligence. Some hope tech can get them talking.
AI could unlock secrets of ocean giants
Whale of a time: Whales have been around for 50 million years, much longer than hominids. Glossary
Dialects - Forms of a language used by a specific region or social group.
Sperm whales - The largest of the toothed whales. They live in pods and can be up to 59 feet long.
Phonemes - The smallest unit of meaningful sound — that separates one word from another.
AI - A computer programme that has been designed to think.
Cetacean - Aquatic, marine mammals, such as whales, dolphins and porpoises.
ChatGPT - An Artificial Intelligence chatbot released in November 2022.