Global Dialogues: Bridging Worlds
Global Perspectives on AI, Nature. and Interspecies Understanding
What happens when AI gives us the ability to understand other animals?
The Earth Species Project (ESP) and the Collective Intelligence Project (CIP) asked the world. Through a first-of-its-kind global dialogue with 1,000+ people across 67 countries, we uncovered how humanity imagines a future in which we can understand animal communications; its promise, its risks, and its profound implications for our relationship with nature.
The report is now available to download.
What We Found
7 in 10 people want to know what animals are thinking and feeling.
Over 90% strongly or somewhat believe animals have their own languages, cultures, and emotions.
85% strongly prefer strict rules on the use for this technology, especially for companies that profit from animals.
We found high levels of openness to legal representation for other species and high levels of agreement around democratic participation for non-human animals.
AI breakthroughs could soon decode animal understanding — reshaping how humans live with the rest of the natural world. This report shows a global public ready for that future: curious, hopeful, and insistent on ethical, transparent development.
Dive deeper into the findings and what they mean for science, policy, and our shared future.