# Can AI help us speak with wolves?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2025
- Speaker: Jeffrey T. Reed
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Languages and linguistics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jeffrey_t_reed_can_ai_help_us_speak_with_wolves)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Why do wolves howl? With the help of AI, we're getting closer to an answer. Linguist and software engineer Jeffrey T. Reed shares his research on wolf sounds in the wild, revealing the surprisingly complex range of vocalizations — barks, yelps, whimpers, even teeth clacking — these creatures make for different social functions.

## Lectures

1. [Can AI help us speak with wolves?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jeffrey_t_reed_can_ai_help_us_speak_with_wolves/35fa1f1c5b03), 12 min (TED's player)