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Scooby-Doo and his crew did not have artificial intelligence to help their hunt for spooky spectres. But these are different times. And, when WWF Germany wanted to launch a search for undersea phantom menaces, it turned to Microsoft and its AI for Good Lab.
WWF Germany’ s target is one of the scourges of the seas – ghost nets. They are the nets that get lost from fishing boats and then lurk unseen in the depths, snaring fish, turtles, dolphins, seabirds and other sea life. Now, thanks to partners including Microsoft and Accenture, WWF Germany has launched the AIsupported platform ghostnetzero. ai.
Using AI to transform marine conservation With the help of AI, high-resolution sonar data from the seabed is automatically analysed and locations where ghost nets are likely to be found are marked The AI, developed by Microsoft, makes it possible to efficiently analyse existing sonar images that are collected worldwide, for example to secure shipping traffic or to explore locations for offshore wind turbines, specifically for ghost nets. WWF Germany is therefore calling for cooperation: via the online platform, research institutes, authorities or offshore wind power companies can easily donate suitable recordings. aimagazine. com
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