Mapping Bat Communications with Artificial Intelligence Could be Key to Conversation - Pacific Standard

South American bats speak dialects different from those of their North American counterparts. In response, a group of scientists has developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for acoustic identification of bat species in Uruguay. It is available online, under a free license and in open-source code. Moreover, says team leader biologist Germán Botto of the Universidad de la República de Uruguay, new recordings collected by scientists using the algorithm in wind farm studies will enhance the system's proficiency in identifying species. "Windmill farms are a menace for birds…and bats," Botto told Mongabay.