New Zealand: artificial intelligence comes to the rescue of Māui's dolphins - Actu IA

There are more than 30 species of dolphins in the world, the Māui dolphin, which lives off the west coast of the North Island, New Zealand, faces a threat of extinction. To save this rarest of the world's dolphins, a nonprofit organization has been formed called MAUI63 (Marine Animal Unmanned Identification, with 63 representing the estimated number of Māui dolphins when this initiative began in 2018). The team's scientists and conservationists use an AI-powered drone to locate, track, identify, and ultimately protect these and Hector's dolphins. The Māui dolphin population has declined further since the project began, as a 2021 survey counted only 54. Hector's and Māui dolphins are small coastal dolphins found only in New Zealand.