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This is a link post BilliSpeaks. Woman teaches her cat to communicate.
Very interesting YouTube channel. Woman is teaching her cat to talk using buttons. Not a lot of information on what's going on, nothing in the "about" section of her channel, and no real information on the internet. Still, the videos seem to show the cat responding and using communication!

Channel is here:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCGMTesZlKa0Lokb7ZNqOJXQ

(I helped save b3ta! CapnChkn I would rather be flying elephants., Thu 18 Feb 2021, 0:02, Reply)
This is a normal post Nice idea, could be faked, but I don't get that impression.
The cat gets quite insistent in some of the vids.
Some cats have different vocal sounds and behaviours, this one has buttons.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Thu 18 Feb 2021, 0:51, Reply)
This is a normal post I think it would be very easy to take 100's of hours of videos and then post the one that fit your imaginings

(I helped save b3ta! simbosan nuck nuck nuck, Thu 18 Feb 2021, 4:58, Reply)
This is a normal post Exactly, I don't know.
The lack of information is odd, people devoting that much effort often take the time to explain what they are doing.
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Thu 18 Feb 2021, 5:17, Reply)
This is a normal post Clever Hans innit

(I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Thu 18 Feb 2021, 9:13, Reply)
This is a normal post Would you like to piss in the corner?
Yes
 (strongp, Thu 18 Feb 2021, 10:03, Reply)
This is a normal post Would you like a mouse?
KILL KILL KILL
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Thu 18 Feb 2021, 15:42, Reply)
This is a normal post
I noticed a video by someone else trying to train his cats to communicate via buttons:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=02n6fWBFaTU&ab_channel=NeuroTransmissions
His conclusion is that there's no language learning going on. The cats are just randomly pressing buttons sometimes and humans are seeing patterns that aren't there. He also references Nim the signing chimp, where the researcher back pedalled significantly on his initial claims of language acquisition, after reviewing his data. There's a good documentary about this project.

One of the YT comments on Billi says "I believe when Billie's mom thinks she's confusing buttons repeatedly, she presses the one she thinks is right and makes a question sound." That sounds like a classic case of guiding an experiment to get the results you want.
 (abc, Thu 18 Feb 2021, 17:31, Reply)