AI Algorithm Used to Study Animal Behavior for Biotechnology Development

Learning about animal behavior just became way easier. Researchers from Columbia University have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that can filter spam in hours of video footage to learn about the life of the pond-dwelling hydra. The hydra is related to coral, jellies and sea anemones. It doesn't have a backbone or a brain, but it moves, feeds and runs from predators. The life of a hydra is so predictable that a computer can recognize its life patterns with ease.