In Brazil, hopes to use AI to save wildlife from roadkill fate

Rio De Janeiro (AFP) April 23, 2024

In Brazil, where about 16 wild animals become roadkill every second, a computer scientist has come up with a futuristic solution to this everyday problem: using AI to alert drivers to their presence. Direct strikes on the vast South American country's extensive road network are the top threat to numerous species, forced to live in ever-closer proximity with humans. According to the Brazi