26:30 Brings up progress traps of this new technology

26:48

question How do we shift our (human being's) relationship with the rest of nature

27:00

metaphor - interspecies communications - AI can be compared to a new scientific instrument that extends our ability to see - We may discover that humanity is not the center of the universe

32:54

Question - Dr Doolittle question - Will we be able to talk to the animals? - Wittgenstein said no - Human Umwelt is different from others - but it may very well happen

34:54

species have culture - Marine mammals enact behavior similar to humans

• Unknown unknowns will likely move to known unknowns and to some known knowns

36:29

citizen science bioacoustic projects - audio moth - sound invisible to humans - ultrasonic sound - intrasonic sound - example - Amazonian river turtles have been found to have hundreds of unique vocalizations to call their baby turtles to safety out in the ocean

41:56

ocean habitat for whales - they can communicate across the entire ocean of the earth - They tell of a story of a whale in Bermuda can communicate with a whale in Ireland

43:00

progress trap - AI for interspecies communications - examples - examples - poachers or eco tourism can misuse

44:08

progress trap - AI for interspecies communications - policy

45:16

whale protection technology - Kim Davies - University of New Brunswick - aquatic drones - drones triangulate whales - ships must not get near 1,000 km of whales to avoid collision - Canadian government fines are up to 250,000 dollars for violating

50:35

environmental regulation - overhaul for the next century - instead of - treatment, we now have the data tools for - prevention

56:40 - ecological relationship - pollinators and plants have co-evolved

1:00:26

AI for interspecies communication - example - human cultural evolution controlling evolution of life on earth

• for: interspecies communications, animal consciousness, animal consciousness - octopus

• summary

  • Dr. David Edelman presents on the subject of the natural history of the awareness of the octopus
  • The octopus is one of the most complex of invertebrates and its study can give clues about how sensory awareness and consciousness developed in animals

• for: perspectival knowing, example - perspectival knowing, situatedness, example - situatedness, interspecies communication - perspectival knowing

• comment

  • situated within our own species, we are interpreting the signs from other species from OUR HUMAN PERSPECTIVE
  • this requires deep unpacking and brings up deep philosophical questions about what it means to be a species X
  • what's it like to be a bat? Unless we have the bat's physiology, neural structure, etc, how could we ever know how to interpret how a bat experiences reality?

• reference

  • what's it like to be a bat?
    • https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cavitch/pdf-library/Nagel_Bat.pdf

• for: interspecies communication

• paraphrase

• question
  • can a generative model interact meaningfully with an other species?
  • can other species respond in meaningful ways?
  • playing back AI trained generative vocal signals back to specific species and monitoring behavior

• for: quote, quote - ESP, quote - interspecies communication, quote - Katie Zacarian, interspecies communication, reconnecting with nature, Stop Reset Go

• quote

  • this Earth shot as we call it that we're aiming for at Earth species project is for
    • machine learning to decode non-human communication and then
    • that new knowledge and understanding that results from that would RESET our relationship with the rest of Nature
  • and you know this is a to me a really compelling as a potential unlock in addressing the
    • biodiversity and
    • climate crisis
  • that we're saying to help us find new ways to Coexist on the planet with other species

• for: interspecies communication, interspecies conversations, ESP, Earth Species Project,

• Paraphrase
• Earth System Justice that makes up the "Just components of the Earth System Boundaries are characterized by the ‘3 Is of justice’:
  • interspecies justice promotes Earth system stability to prevent the collapse of conditions of life for all species.
  • intergenerational justice (between past and present, and present and future);
  • intragenerational justice (between countries, communities and individuals).
• These principles derive from the seminal work of Weiss on intergenerational and intragenerational equity,
• intergenerational justice can be broken down into:
  • intercommunity, justice,
  • interstate justice,
  • interindividual justice
  • intersectional justice

// ESJ is therefore characterized by INTERbeing

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Stalking Cat is open to the idea of a relationship, especially with a cat girl by far, which may exist but they haven't met them. It requires a very deep bond, and it's difficult to deny that bond to a given animal, so I imagine it might be difficult to sustain a non cat-cat relationship.

There's also the issue of not having enough time to sustain a relationship, as much time is spent pursuing body modifications.

Those with Autism Spectrum Disorders can logically break down human interaction, but are woefully unable to replicate it in the moment. This can also be applied to interspecies interactions.

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