Xperiment - Jasmine Ornish | Jasmine Ornish | TEDxBerkeley

Jasmine Ornish, an independent researcher, examines the ethical questions raised by Project CETI, a nonprofit initiative that uses AI and bioacoustics to study sperm whale communication. The initiative was founded by marine biologist Dr. David Gruber, who mentored her independent study. The talk focuses on what frameworks humanity should consider if technology allows people to understand another species more deeply, including ethical, philosophical, legal and relational questions. It was given at an independently organized TEDx event.

• Project CETI uses machine learning and bioacoustics to study sperm whale codas
• The talk raises ethical, legal and relational questions about interspecies understanding
• Jasmine Ornish created an interdisciplinary independent study and co-authored a paper on the topic

Jasmine Ornish is an independent researcher exploring the ethical frontier opened by Project CETI, a nonprofit initiative using AI and bioacoustics to study sperm whale communication. Mentored by CETI founder and marine biologist Dr. David Gruber, she created an interdisciplinary independent study and co-authored a paper examining humanity’s responsibilities if we begin to understand another species more deeply. Jasmine Ornish is an independent researcher at the intersection of artificial intelligence, interspecies communication, and ethics. Her inquiry is grounded in Project CETI, the Cetacean Translation Initiative, a nonprofit founded by marine biologist and National Geographic Explorer Dr. David Gruber. By combining machine learning with bioacoustics, linguistics, robotics, and field research, CETI is uncovering patterns in sperm whale codas previously beyond unaided human perception. Jasmine created an interdisciplinary independent study examining the questions this work raises beyond what technology can decode. While CETI provides the scientific foundation, her contribution asks what ethical, philosophical, legal, and relational frameworks should guide humanity if technology allows us to understand another species more deeply. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx