A.I. for Birds: A Lesson on Wind Farms
Bring Birds Back
English - May 24, 2023 09:45 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsNature Science Education natural sciences ornithology environmental justice environment birding birds conservation outdoor outdoors nature Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Artificial intelligence is all the rage these days – for better or for worse. Luckily, in the case of our feathered friends, it’s good news! In this episode, Tenijah speaks with three experts (starting with Garry George and Katie Umekubo) about the great environmental gains of wind energy – and their unfortunate contribution to the decline of birds. But all hope is not lost – in fact, there’s an exciting solution already underway! Susan Downey introduces us to Identiflight, an A.I.-assisted technology that not only assesses potential harm to birds, but also prevents it… to a degree. Tune in.
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Bring Birds Back Season 4 is sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.