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.
The game is called Subpixel Snake and can technically played if you put all of your settings to maximum zoom and hold a magnifying glass up to your screen, but even then you would have a tough time of actually building a long snake or seeing anything that’s going on. You can check it out in action and learn more about subpixels in Patrick’s Video below, and you can also have a go at the game on his website. I’ve tried making this work on my Mac and I can’t get anywhere near close enough to see what’s going on, but if you do have a microscope handy or can put your Mac on the other end of the Hubble telescope, then you might stand a chance!
Most of people do not know what is a bloatware and do not care, they will simply continue to do what the trend and ads are telling them to do.
So if Amazon (or other GAMAM) wants to create a new need, most of people will follow. And in a fews years people like you (or me !) we will be considered outcasts. 😁
Interesting