{
  "id": 9139184,
  "title": "Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/using-ai-to-talk-to-animals-might-make-us-feel-clever-but-what-if",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-22T12:00:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/sep/22/animal-language-recordings-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly I’m sitting in a small boat in Shark Bay, Australia, eavesdropping on a conversation between some of Earth’s most intelligent beings. The motor is off, the turquoise sea is glassy, and Stephanie King and I are motionless, transfixed by the whistles, clicks and squeezy, whirring…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}