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How AI is solving a murky problem for this beachside community

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Published on September 18, 2024

In California's Padaro Beach, AI is used to spot sharks in the water. As human and wildlife habitats increasingly overlap, the data collected from emerging tech could help keep both parties safe.

Surveillance is not only good for studying ecology; it can also aid people looking to more responsibly share the ocean with creatures like sharks. 

The increasing presence [of sharks] in shallower waters is also indicative of a larger upward trend of wildlife and human environments encroaching upon each other.