Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species Using AI

Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, are helping to protect Australia's biosecurity. In a first of its kind application in Western Australia, AI technology in the field - using IBM Power-9 based hardware and PowerAI Vision technology - is providing scientists with real-time profile of biosecurity threats within seconds, helping them to identify invasive species, even when distinguishing features may not be visible to the human eye.