Starting next month, Australia will deploy drones powered by artificial intelligence to patrol Australian beaches for sharks. As reported by Reuters, publicly available videos are used to train the system's algorithms and differentiate sharks from other marine creatures, surfers, swimmers and boats. "Studies have shown that people have a 20-30 percent accuracy rate when interpreting data from aerial images to detect shark activity. Detection software can boost that rate to 90 percent," said Dr. Nabin Sharma, a research associate at the University of Technology Sydney's School of Software. "It's not about replacing human beings all together, it's about assisting human beings to get the work done in a better way with more accuracy. That's what the application is meant for."