AI tools in ocean research and a tribute to Dame Bridget Ogilvie

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of AI in ocean research and highlights the challenges of marine conservation.

AI offers instant translations between human languages. So will we one day communicate with whales? And while we marvel at the possibilities, the challenge today is preventing collisions between sea creatures and ships, or whales and turtles becoming tangled in nets.

Topics covered

• AI in ocean research
• communication with whales
• marine conservation
• collisions between sea creatures and ships
• tangled nets

Keywords

• AI tools
• ocean research
• whales
• marine life
• collisions
• tangled nets
• Dame Bridget Ogilvie

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia

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