• Haggunenons@lemmy.worldOPM
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    1 year ago

    There may be more people working on it than you realize. The International Bioacpustics Conference (IBAC 2023) just ended a couple days ago. It was my first time attending, and I was blown away by how many people are tackling this exact issue from such a wide range of angles. The potential breakthroughs that may be just around the corner thanks to machine learning is what inspired me to start this community. I am constantly amazed by the things that have already been discovered in this field.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I guess, I was also specifically complaining that they’re not put into the limelight as much, so that folks from outside the field (like me) hear much about it. It always feels like I have to actively research to know what state-of-the-art is. Meanwhile, this news outlet is apparently doing an alien week.

      I guess, I’m mostly just tired from how much limelight aliens are getting. But I also guess, broadcasting is basically the only useful thing we can do with potential aliens, so maybe this is the wrong tree to be barking up…

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        1 year ago

        Well, it is true, it certainly seems like hypothetical aliens are getting more attention than actual living creatures lately. I’m also hoping for a shift in this regard. Quite possibly it will happen with some cool machine learning powered breakthroughs.