Can a Whale‑to‑English Translator Be Tested Without Talking to Whales?
Imagine a device that could turn a whale’s song into plain English.
Scientists have found a clever way to check if such a translator works—without ever needing to approach the giant mammals.
Instead of risky boat trips or costly experiments, they let the AI translate a series of animal “sentences” and then simply shuffle the order of those translations.
If the original sequence makes more sense than the scrambled one, the translator is likely on the right track.
It’s a bit like reading a mystery novel: the story only clicks when the chapters are in the correct order.
This reference‑free test catches “hallucinations,” those smooth‑sounding but wrong translations that can fool even experts.
By proving the method works on scarce human languages, researchers show it could soon help us listen to whales, birds, or even insects safely and ethically.
Understanding animal chatter may soon be as easy as reading a caption, opening a new chapter in how we share the planet with its wild voices.
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