Throwforward Thursday 76: Communicating with Animals (and anyone in any language)

Imagine using the technologies we are currently developing to help us with voice recognition and real-time translation to be able to understand what animals are saying, and even talking to them in their own languages? This is a very real possibility by the 2040s. What a world that would be. This week's Throwforward Thursday might sound fantastical, but it's really an invitation for you to imagine what the world will be like when language is no barrier to communication.