Global Dialogues: Bridging Worlds

Global Perspectives on AI, Nature & 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 the future of interspecies communication — its promise, its risks, and its profound implications for our relationship with nature.

What We Found

  • 7 in 10 people want to know what animals are thinking and feeling.

  • Over 90% believe animals have their own languages, cultures, and emotions.

  • 85% demand rules for companies profiting from animals on how they can communicate with them.

  • Many believe animals should even have a voice in democratic decisions.

  • Above all: people are hopeful — but deeply concerned about misuse, calling for strong safeguards and governance.

Why It Matters

AI breakthroughs could soon decode animal communication — 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.