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Startup Electric Plant builds AI translator for plant electricity
TechCrunch reports that Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help people listen to plants through subtle electrical signals in their stems.
TechCrunch reported on October 20, 2026, that a startup called Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator.
The system is intended to help humans listen to what plants are saying, using the subtle electricity coursing through their stems, according to the report.
TechCrunch's article is titled "Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language."