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Whale song shows language-like statistical structure.
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In discussions about the article, users highlight specific elements such as the use of infant speech segmentation methods to analyze whale songs, with phrases like 'groundbreaking study' and 'sophisticated vocal communication' underscoring their enthusiasm. Others question the broader implications of the findings, using terms like 'could whales be LLM but not AGI' to provoke deeper thought and debate. The choice of language demonstrates both admiration for the research and an exploration of its potential impact on our understanding of communication across species.
Most discussions express alignment with the findings of the publication, noting its significance.
The conversations reflect high curiosity and excitement about the implications of whale communication.
Posts show a moderate level of discussion, often referencing the methods used in the research.
Many users believe the study has a significant impact on our understanding of animal communication and its parallels to human language.
Abstract in brief
- Humpback whale song exhibits culturally transmitted behaviors similar to human language, both showing patterns that aid in learning.
- Researchers applied infant speech segmentation methods to analyze 8 years of whale recordings, discovering that humpback songs share the same statistical structures found in human language.
- This finding suggests that learning and cultural transmission, not just biology, may play a significant role in the development of complex communication in both species.
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Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical structure.” https://t.co/vENJ8R2Mq8 https://t.co/XMNv0qvI9v
In a new Science study, researchers applied quantitative methods typically used to evaluate infant speech and found that the culturally evolved learnability of human languages also applies to humpback whale song.
Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/wLNGhOU2TO
0ur eLetter (w/@thomhills) in response to recent claims that whale song show 'language-like structures' is now published in @ScienceMagazine, titled "Solar flares show language-like statistical structures", raising serious questions about the claims. https://t.co/6mGPmbebCB
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RT @SAOscience: A report by @inbalarnon et al. highlights how sophisticated vocal communication in non-human animals can be. Researchers id…
A report by @inbalarnon et al. highlights how sophisticated vocal communication in non-human animals can be. Researchers identified features of vocalization in whales that have long been considered defining characteristics of human language.
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RT @inbalarnon: So Very excited about new paper with @SimonKirby and @EllenGarland4. We used infant-inspired tools to analyze humpback whal…
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Whale song shows language-like statistical structure | Science https://t.co/rJMs2Syu3C
It's super niche but this groundbreaking study on whale language published earlier this year totally vindicated Bateson's hypothesis in his late 1960s most lovely text on cetacean communication that cetacean language had to be digital like verbal language. https://t.co/AGAFWPaif2
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Could whales be LLM but not AGI…? Either would be crazy, so prolly neither… (Haven’t read the paper but I hope this Zipf distribution is not also found in bird songs, because I’ve read years ago those *definitely* aren’t general “language”) https://t.co/tfIDHhr0EZ
@whatifalthist Whale song is apparently a fully developed language - complete with phonemes, syllables, words, and grammer? https://t.co/M32Zo0UE9j https://t.co/whro7rjrDy
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @jyasuda1: 門外漢だが、ザトウクジラの歌を8年にわたって収集、統計学的に分析したところ、人間の言語と同じジッフ分布を示すことを見出した論文。Science誌。要はザトウクジラは人間のような言語での意思疎通が行われている可能性を示すもののようだ。 https://…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
Whale song shows language-like statistical structure www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
RT @ScienceMagazine: Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical st…
Science is publishing an Erratum for the February 2025 Research Article “Whale song shows language-like statistical structure.” https://t.co/vENJ8R2Mq8 https://t.co/XMNv0qvI9v
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RT @lameira_adriano: 0ur eLetter (w/@thomhills) in response to recent claims that whale song show 'language-like structures' is now publish…
@bosscillations @thomhills @ScienceMagazine Hi Ryan, at the bottom of the page, here: https://t.co/6mGPmbebCB
RT @lameira_adriano: 0ur eLetter (w/@thomhills) in response to recent claims that whale song show 'language-like structures' is now publish…
RT @lameira_adriano: 0ur eLetter (w/@thomhills) in response to recent claims that whale song show 'language-like structures' is now publish…
0ur eLetter (w/@thomhills) in response to recent claims that whale song show 'language-like structures' is now published in @ScienceMagazine, titled "Solar flares show language-like statistical structures", raising serious questions about the claims. https://t.co/6mGPmbebCB
@physorg_com @ScienceMagazine Check out our eLetter (w/@thomhills) in response to the paper's claims, "Solar flares show language-like statistical structures" https://t.co/6mGPmbebCB
@ScienceMagazine Check out our eLetter (w/@thomhills) in response to the paper's claims, "Solar flares show language-like statistical structures" https://t.co/6mGPmbebCB
@ScienceMagazine Check out our eLetter (w/@thomhills) in response to the paper's claims, "Solar flares show language-like statistical structures" https://t.co/6mGPmbebCB
@NewsfromScience Check out our eLetter (w/@thomhills) in response to the paper's claims, "Solar flares show language-like statistical structures" https://t.co/6mGPmbebCB
@leafs_s Check out our eLetter (w/@thomhills) in response to the paper's claims, "Solar flares show language-like statistical structures" https://t.co/6mGPmbebCB
@abenitezburraco Check our eLetter (w/@thomhills) in response to paper's claims, "Solar flares show language-like statistical structures" https://t.co/6mGPmbebCB
@NewsfromScience Our eLetter (w/@thomhills) in @ScienceMagazine in reply to the recent paper on 'language-like structures' in whale song, titled "Solar flares show language-like statistical structures". We raise serious doubts on the paper's 'language-like claims'. https://t.co/6mGPmbebCB
@NewsfromScience Our eLetter (w/@thomhills) in @ScienceMagazine in reply to recent paper on 'language-like structures' in whale song is now available: "Solar flares show language-like statistical structures". We raise serious doubts on the paper's 'language-like' claims. https://t.co/6mGPmbebCB
RT @inbalarnon: So Very excited about new paper with @SimonKirby and @EllenGarland4. We used infant-inspired tools to analyze humpback whal…
Le #megattere cantano come gli umani parlano! Però le megattere non dicono stronzate! https://t.co/7eqFsdeDbg
Interesting, 'Subsequences found in whale song follow a Zipfian distribution' Whale song shows language-like statistical structure www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Interesting: 'Subsequences found in whale song follow a Zipfian distribution' Whale song shows language-like statistical structure | Science https://t.co/pGahuFmt7i
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
隠れた構造を発見しました。具体的には、これらの歌には、ジップ分布に従う統計的に首尾一貫した部分列が含まれていました。さらに、これらの部分列の長さは、人間を含む多くの種に見られる効率重視の原則であるジップの簡潔さの法則に準拠していました。Science誌https://t.co/RqUKRnk517
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: Whale song shows language-like statistical structure | Science https://t.co/gB4nmzTXRP
RT @BioTay: 1/7 La comunicación de las ballenas jorobadas tiene rasgos del lenguaje humano La han estudiado inspirados por la segmentación…
Whale song shows language-like statistical structure | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
RT @ScienceMagazine: In a new Science study, researchers applied quantitative methods typically used to evaluate infant speech and found th…
Whale song shows language-like statistical structure | Science https://t.co/DvUcsEl0Ap
RT @BioTay: 1/7 La comunicación de las ballenas jorobadas tiene rasgos del lenguaje humano La han estudiado inspirados por la segmentación…
RT @Dr_Alex_Crimi: #Language stuff: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) Do wha…
人間の言語はジップ分布の法則に基づいている(相対的言語使用頻度や文化伝達反映。乳児含)。この法則により他の動物の鳴き声や歌の研究も可能に。今回ザトウクジラの歌にジップ分布の明確な証拠や人間言語の類似を発見。 https://t.co/MzTO5mV8CG
RT @ScienceMagazine: In a new Science study, researchers applied quantitative methods typically used to evaluate infant speech and found th…
#Language stuff: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) Do whales also have #Eurovision and #Sanremo? Science Paper: https://t.co/ziiXPmAxIF Recording data sample: https://t.co/hXV59BnDtw https://t.co/PlW0hVqRpt
RT @ScienceMagazine: In a new Science study, researchers applied quantitative methods typically used to evaluate infant speech and found th…
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @ScienceMagazine: In a new Science study, researchers applied quantitative methods typically used to evaluate infant speech and found th…
RT @ScienceMagazine: In a new Science study, researchers applied quantitative methods typically used to evaluate infant speech and found th…
RT @ScienceMagazine: In a new Science study, researchers applied quantitative methods typically used to evaluate infant speech and found th…
In a new Science study, researchers applied quantitative methods typically used to evaluate infant speech and found that the culturally evolved learnability of human languages also applies to humpback whale song.
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @alfonslopeztena: Whale song shows language-like statistical structure — Clear evidence of a Zipf distribution, as well as other hallmar…
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RT @alfonslopeztena: Whale song shows language-like statistical structure — Clear evidence of a Zipf distribution, as well as other hallmar…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/y18dopn8My
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @jyasuda1: 門外漢だが、ザトウクジラの歌を8年にわたって収集、統計学的に分析したところ、人間の言語と同じジッフ分布を示すことを見出した論文。Science誌。要はザトウクジラは人間のような言語での意思疎通が行われている可能性を示すもののようだ。 https://…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @jyasuda1: 門外漢だが、ザトウクジラの歌を8年にわたって収集、統計学的に分析したところ、人間の言語と同じジッフ分布を示すことを見出した論文。Science誌。要はザトウクジラは人間のような言語での意思疎通が行われている可能性を示すもののようだ。 https://…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @jyasuda1: 門外漢だが、ザトウクジラの歌を8年にわたって収集、統計学的に分析したところ、人間の言語と同じジッフ分布を示すことを見出した論文。Science誌。要はザトウクジラは人間のような言語での意思疎通が行われている可能性を示すもののようだ。 https://…
RT @jyasuda1: 門外漢だが、ザトウクジラの歌を8年にわたって収集、統計学的に分析したところ、人間の言語と同じジッフ分布を示すことを見出した論文。Science誌。要はザトウクジラは人間のような言語での意思疎通が行われている可能性を示すもののようだ。 https://…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @jyasuda1: 門外漢だが、ザトウクジラの歌を8年にわたって収集、統計学的に分析したところ、人間の言語と同じジッフ分布を示すことを見出した論文。Science誌。要はザトウクジラは人間のような言語での意思疎通が行われている可能性を示すもののようだ。 https://…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @jyasuda1: 門外漢だが、ザトウクジラの歌を8年にわたって収集、統計学的に分析したところ、人間の言語と同じジッフ分布を示すことを見出した論文。Science誌。要はザトウクジラは人間のような言語での意思疎通が行われている可能性を示すもののようだ。 https://…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @jyasuda1: 門外漢だが、ザトウクジラの歌を8年にわたって収集、統計学的に分析したところ、人間の言語と同じジッフ分布を示すことを見出した論文。Science誌。要はザトウクジラは人間のような言語での意思疎通が行われている可能性を示すもののようだ。 https://…
RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
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RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
RT @abenitezburraco: Whale songs and human languages exhibit the same statistical properties (= Zipfian distribution) https://t.co/8sZURSlt…
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RT @InsanEvrim: Kambur balinaların şarkıları insan dilindeki gibi Zipf dağılımına uyuyor. İki türün iletişim sistemi de aynı kültürel evrim…
RT @InsanEvrim: Kambur balinaların şarkıları insan dilindeki gibi Zipf dağılımına uyuyor. İki türün iletişim sistemi de aynı kültürel evrim…
Kambur balinaların şarkıları insan dilindeki gibi Zipf dağılımına uyuyor. İki türün iletişim sistemi de aynı kültürel evrim yasalarına tabi olabilir. Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/2LaMS7mQLu
RT @alfonslopeztena: Whale song shows language-like statistical structure — Clear evidence of a Zipf distribution, as well as other hallmar…
RT @alfonslopeztena: Whale song shows language-like statistical structure — Clear evidence of a Zipf distribution, as well as other hallmar…
RT @alfonslopeztena: Whale song shows language-like statistical structure — Clear evidence of a Zipf distribution, as well as other hallmar…
RT @alfonslopeztena: Whale song shows language-like statistical structure — Clear evidence of a Zipf distribution, as well as other hallmar…
RT @alfonslopeztena: Whale song shows language-like statistical structure — Clear evidence of a Zipf distribution, as well as other hallmar…
Whale song shows language-like statistical structure — Clear evidence of a Zipf distribution, as well as other hallmarks of human language such as statistical coherence and brevity of subsequences https://t.co/eXOg7mDjlc
RT @cxdig: Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/wLNGhOU2TO
Whale song shows language-like statistical structure | Science https://t.co/QRbTvp9CHt "clear evidence of a Zipf distribution in this song, as well as other hallmarks of human language such as statistical coherence and brevity of subsequences."
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Whale song shows language-like statistical structure | Science https://t.co/pJiHnRLcM5. Hyviä uutisia, näyttää siltä, että planeetallamme elää myös älykäs laji.
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A common answer to the question what makes us human is: #language. This study shows that #whales communicate in ways that are statistically very similar to human language. https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.adq7055?af=R
RT @torusengoku: クジラの歌 Whale song shows language-like statistical structure | Science https://t.co/DYNKM0ltTZ
クジラの歌 Whale song shows language-like statistical structure | Science https://t.co/DYNKM0ltTZ
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