A.I. for Birds: A Lesson on Wind Farms

Bring Birds Back

May 24 2023 • 28 mins

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.

More info and transcript at BirdNote.org

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Bring Birds Back Season 4 is sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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