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WhAM: the Whale Acoustics Model with Orr Paradise
WhAM: the Whale Acoustics Model with Orr Paradise
Join Orr Paradise as he introduces Project CETI’s WhAM , a pioneering acoustic model advancing the study of sperm whale communication. This lecture explores a transformer-based audio-to-audio system capable of synthesizing and analyzing sperm whale codas—the distinctive click patterns whales use
2026 Forum | Sun Valley Forum
2026 Forum | Sun Valley Forum
Across four days at the historic Sun Valley Resort, the Forum unites storytellers, scientists, investors, Indigenous leaders, policy shapers, philanthropists, and youth advocates to explore humanity’s most urgent frontiers. Here, we reclaim the climate narrative for a fractured world, showing how nature’s intelligence supplies the solutions for people, communities and the planet.
Listen to the Whales
Listen to the Whales
CETI is a nonprofit organization applying advanced machine learning and state-of-the-art robotics to listen to and translate the communication of sperm whales.
He Whakaputanga Moana | Whale rights and legal personhood declaration
He Whakaputanga Moana | Whale rights and legal personhood declaration
He Whakaputanga Moana is the first Indigenous-led Declaration recognizing whales as sentient beings with inherent rights. Grounded in Te Ao Māori and Polynesian values, it establishes legal protections, guardianship, and pathways for implementing whale rights through Indigenous leadership, law, and
Research
Research
CETI is a nonprofit organization applying advanced machine learning and state-of-the-art robotics to listen to and translate the communication of sperm whales.
Our Whale Of A Mission
Our Whale Of A Mission
CETI is a nonprofit organization applying advanced machine learning and state-of-the-art robotics to listen to and translate the communication of sperm whales.
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CETI is a nonprofit organization applying advanced machine learning and state-of-the-art robotics to listen to and translate the communication of sperm whales.
Reading List
Reading List
April 23rd is the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Book Day. Dedicated to amazing past and present literature and authors across the globe, this day pays tribute to them and highlights the need for access to diverse literature and authors.
TED Talk
TED Talk
Animals are communicating -- but what are they saying? And can we talk back? Marine biologist David Gruber introduces Project CETI: a team of scientists, linguists and AI specialists hoping to decode sperm whale language. Using noninvasive robots and a machine-learning algorithm to collect and analyze millions of sperm whale vocalizations known as coda, the team aims to demystify the communication structures and dialects of these majestic creatures -- and possibly even crack the interspecies communication code. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)
Help Advance Our Mission
Help Advance Our Mission
CETI is a nonprofit organization applying advanced machine learning and state-of-the-art robotics to listen to and translate the communication of sperm whales.
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