Elephants are proverbially hard to miss, but even these huge beasts can be swallowed up in the vast plains of Africa. This is a big problem for park rangers whose job is to protect the animals from poachers. In Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, for example, there are just 150 rangers responsible for safeguarding an area of land roughly the size of Belgium.
«This is a terrific example of how AI technology can be a vital force for good,» said Neurala CEO Max Versace. «We’re thrilled to be working with the Lindbergh Foundation in this unique partnership, contributing our deep learning software to such a worthwhile cause and doing our part to preserve endangered species.»
Neurala developed technology recently began to be used as an air shepherd by the Lindbergh Foundation. The object of the operations is to protect elephants and carriers from poachers, and we are trying to use these blunt methods.
Animals and humans should be in critical mode in real time. The software allows you to examine the object in the continuum of visible and infrarot. There is no need to test drones.
Resolve reports that an African elephant is killed about every 15 minutes despite current conservation efforts. At this pace, over the next few decades, the remaining population of 100,000 animals (down from a maximum of about 2 million) will be depleted. Resolves hope is that artificial intelligence by providing a pair of virtual eyes can help combat this phenomenon.
Elephants and rhinos are at risk of becoming endangered species in just 10 years, according to the fund, if current poaching rates remain at the same level. 4,000 successful missions have already been completed by UAVs in South Africa, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
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