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Plymouth scientists win £2m to use AI in deep-sea mapping (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[–] xiao@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Vulnerable deep-sea habitats will be mapped with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) in a study made possible by a £2m investment.

The Deep Vision project - run by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Plymouth - will study ecosystems such as cold-water coral reefs and sponge fields in the Atlantic.

The aim is to build the largest-ever dataset of these habitats and help shape legal protections.

Leader of the project, Kerry Howell, said: "As the deep-sea becomes more accessible for exploitation, there is an urgent need to map its ecosystems to enable the conservation of biodiversity in this, the last wild frontier on Earth."

She said AI could quickly and accurately tag thousands of deep-sea images.

The project will be funded by the Bezos Earth Fund as part of its AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge.

Interesting

[–] RiverRabbits@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

"quickly", yes. "Accurately" is a huge misdescription.

The real reason is right after in your quote: It's funded by bezos. He wants to have that grant money for himself to fund his datacenters, and have another item on a list of funding reasons by investors.