The plant's first words: 'I said I need more light, not a podcast.'

Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language

Justin Mast discovered research on a houseplant wired to a motorized stand that moved toward light when it sensed electrical signals. He partnered with neuroscientist Lee von Kraus to found Electric Plant, which has spent three years building a large language model called Bombadil to interpret plant electrical signals. The company recently raised $11.2 million in seed funding to bring its sensors and model to market.

Source: Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language — TechCrunch

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