After more than a decade of observation and recording, Dr. Julie Elie identified 11 distinct call types used by zebra finches, decoding both their meanings and the individual vocal signatures birds use to recognize each other. Machine learning helped organize the data; crucially, birds confused calls with similar meanings more than similar-sounding ones — showing they respond to content, not just sound.
(c) Petr Ganaj

Mtafiti anafafanua msamiati kamili wa ndege wa zebra finch kwa msaada wa AI

THE GUARDIAN

Baada ya zaidi ya muongo mmoja wa uchunguzi, Dk. Julie Elie wa Chuo Kikuu cha California Berkeley alitambua aina 11 za sauti za zebra finch na maana zao. Ndege hao wanachanganya sauti zenye maana zinazofanana zaidi kuliko zile zinazosikika sawa — ushahidi kwamba wanajibu maudhui. Ujifunzaji wa mashine ulisaidia kuchambua maelfu ya rekodi.

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