Whale song shows language-like statistical structure.

Inbal Arnon, Simon Kirby, Jenny A Allen, Claire Garrigue, Emma L Carroll, Ellen C Garland

February 2025 Science

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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.

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    RT @leafs_s: Science Whale song shows language-like statistical structure https://t.co/VnPpcUfmpl
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    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://…
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    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://…
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  • Complexity Cat
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  • 井上 諒一 / Ryoich Inoue
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  • Alfons López Tena
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    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
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  • Klaus Riede
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    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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  • Daniel Hoffmann
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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
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Abstract Synopsis

  • 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.