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Decoding the Planet: From Whales to Whistleblowers
Season 8 · Episode 4

Decoding the Planet: From Whales to Whistleblowers

AI may be able to talk to animals, but at what cost to the planet. Who is making those decisions, and why it matters.

IRL: Online Life is Real Life

July 8, 202530m 23s

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Show Notes

AI may be able to talk to animals, but at what cost to the planet. Who is making those decisions, and why it matters. From decoding whale language to protecting our oceans from unchecked offshore drilling, Bridget Todd talks to visionaries seeking to preserve our beautiful, fragile world.

Holly Alpine  left her job with Microsoft over the company’s role in providing fossil fuel companies with AI tools that could accelerate their production of oil and gas. 

As the AI and climate lead at Hugging Face, a platform for sharing open-source AI models, Sasha Luccioni calls for more transparency from tech companies about how much energy it takes to power AI. 

Aza Raskin, co-founder and president of the Earth Species Project, explains why using AI to decode animal communication could be the key to protecting our planet


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Topics

generative aidatahumpback whale songaiaza raskincross-species communicationdata centerssustainability