A solar-powered station designed to take a photo every 10 seconds of insects attracted by UV light at the Montreal Insectarium in Montreal, Quebec, on October 3, 2024. The images are then uploaded to the Antenna platform, where an Artificial Intelligence (AI) identifies the different species, including new ones. Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a crucial ally in the conservation of insects, cornerstones of biodiversity, at a time when 90% of species have yet to be identified and their extinction is accelerating at an alarming rate. — AFP
MONTREAL: Researchers in Canada are using artificial intelligence to monitor the ongoing mass extinction of insects, hoping to collect data that can help reverse species collapse and avert catastrophe for the planet.
"Of all the mass extinctions we have experienced in the past, the one affecting insects is happening a thousand times faster," said Maxim Larrivee, director of the Montreal Insectarium.
