UK’s Conservation AI Makes Leap Detecting Threats to Endangered Species(blogs.nvidia.com)
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UK’s Conservation AI Makes Leap Detecting Threats to Endangered Species
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2023/02/16/conservation-ai-detects-threats-to-endangered-species/
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> Training a model to identify poachers is A: way easier
Maybe, maybe not. What if the poachers do super difficult things like a) wear a cardboard box, or b) attach some twigs to themselves, or c) walk like a tree?
eg: https://www.pcmag.com/news/us-marines-use-cardboard-box-to-d...
Maybe, maybe not. What if the poachers do super difficult things like a) wear a cardboard box, or b) attach some twigs to themselves, or c) walk like a tree?
eg: https://www.pcmag.com/news/us-marines-use-cardboard-box-to-d...
I get that it is cool to be able to ooohcrazy train a model to select between different species but like all tools this is one that can be used by both sides-- and assuredly will be.
Training a model to identify poachers is A: way easier B: waaay more actionable C: way less sexy for a news report and fun for nature lovers, and NVIDIA's shareholders, unfortunately.
Unfortunately for the pangolins C will probably always trump. . .
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