2024-08-13T10:47:44-07:00 2023-12-31 942861940 BREGANTE COMPANY LLP CPAS 315 MONTGOMERY ST STE 1029 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 990 2023-01-01 825167508 THE EARTH SPECIES PROJECT EART 7074398688 8605 SANTA MONICA BLVD 78666 WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069 KATHERINE ZACARIAN CEO 2024-08-09 true true Jennifer L Ruth P00854240 4157771001 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z KATHERINE ZACARIAN 8605 SANTA MONICA BLVD 78666 WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069 3504583 false X WWW.EARTHSPECIES.ORG X 2018 CA The Earth Species Project (ESP) is a non-profit organization focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) to advance our understanding of animal communication, and ultimately to decode non-human languages. We believe AI has the potential to transform the way we perceive the world around us, expanding the ability of human beings to learn from other species. ESPs team of AI research scientists works in close partnership with over 40 leading biologists, ethologists and research labs from around the world to use machine learning to advance the study of communication in other species, while also supporting conservation efforts.Our technical roadmap describes how ESPs research projects fit together and contribute to our ultimate goal of decoding animal communication and deepening our understanding of other species. 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