do you mean

the tech is technically there

or

a basic conversation has happened

because that's a big difference imo

@Jono3h I mean a basic conversation has happened. I understand that there is a big difference but I think showing that the conditions for the tech to exist would be difficult without a basic conversation having taken place.

https://www.harvardmagazine.com/harvard-researchers-language-of-whales

Harvard Researchers on Speaking to Whales | Harvard Magazine

Project CETI’s pioneering effort to unlock the language of sperm whales

Scientists Contact Whales in World-First Communication Experiment https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-contact-whales-in-world-first-communication-experiment