Earth Species Project

Advancing interspecies understanding requires more than just research—it requires a broader vision as to how our scientific work will have impact. Last week, we shared the very first look at Earth Species Project’s evolving strategy, an update that marks an important step in how we’re thinking about our work, and where we’re headed. If you missed it, catch up below and be sure to to join our mailing list to get all of our future updates: https://lnkd.in/eh9ajERW??

We're welcoming new faces, Emmanuel Chemla, Gagan Narula, Matthieu Geist & Milad Alizadeh to our research team, led by Olivier Pietquin who has officially joined ESP full-time as Chief Scientist! This growth marks an important milestone in accelerating ESP’s research and bringing us closer to our vision of interspecies understanding ???? These new members of the team are already working on scaling our models, building out our data infrastructure, and contributing to our decode projects. You'll see more of their work very soon – stay tuned! ? Learn more about our work: https://lnkd.in/gUs4D3Vx

The 2025 BirdCLEF+ competition is now open! ???? ESP is proud to support a key dataset for this year’s challenge, which focuses on under-studied birds, amphibians, mammals, and insects from the Middle Magdalena Valley of Colombia. This work was funded by FootPrint Coalition's Science Engine grant, hosted by Experiment.com. Two of our researchers Maddie Cusimano and Sara Keen oversaw the administration of the grant. To learn more and participate visit: https://lnkd.in/gjmv2QqC

To truly protect nature, we must first rethink our connection to it. In her recent feature with Chatham House Environment and Society, ESP’s Director of Impact, Jane Lawton, shared how AI is helping us unlock new ways to understand other species—and why shifting our perspective is key to building a regenerative future. Read the full piece: https://lnkd.in/eduDEC-F ?

Our Director of Communications, Brittany Solano, is heading to #SXSW2025 next week! Hope to see you on March 10 at 10am for a conversation on how we're leveraging AI to transform the way we understand and engage with the natural world ???? Check out the full session information here: https://lnkd.in/egjWJncQ

Our Director of Communications, Brittany Solano, is heading to #SXSW2025 next week! Hope to see you on March 10 at 10am for a conversation on how we're leveraging AI to transform the way we understand and engage with the natural world ???? Check out the full session information here: https://lnkd.in/egjWJncQ

Tune in to the latest episode of #LifeWithMachines with Baratunde Thurston to hear ESP Co-Founder and President Aza Raskin share how AI is uncovering hidden details of animal culture—like how whale songs spread across oceans in ways that resemble viral trends—and the responsibility that comes with understanding these voices ???? Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/g7XQD3dQ

The natural world is full of conversations we’ve yet to understand. At ESP, we’re exploring new ways to listen and deepen our connection with the world around us ???? This #WorldWildlifeDay, we invite you to reflect with us—when do you feel most connected to the rest of nature?

We're thrilled to have Senior Research Scientist, Sara Keen represent ESP at the 2025 AI for Animals conference this weekend! Join her on Saturday afternoon to hear more about ESP's latest milestones in transforming bioacoustics research.

ESP co-founder and president, Aza Raskin was featured on the Babbage podcast by The Economist! Speaking with host Kenneth Cukier, he discussed how our team is leveraging AI to decode animal communication and shared insights into how this work supports our mission to bridge the gap in interspecies understanding, helping to create deeper connections between humans and the rest of nature. https://lnkd.in/gQVCTbb2