Veterinary & Animal Tech · Projected milestone
Two-way animal conversation
Estimated year~2060
30% by 2065 · including earlier years
The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.
People exchange simple messages with whales, dogs and other animals.
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Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)
Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.
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Led to
- Protected, tracked marine giantsForecast · ~2062enables
- Pets that talk backForecast · ~2063enables
- Whale and dolphin dictionariesForecast · ~2068enables
- Legal rights for talking animalsForecast · ~2072enables
- Cephalopod colour language decodedForecast · ~2075enables
- Animals join online communitiesForecast · ~2090enables
Sources & evidence
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.