Submitted 5 months ago by LadyButterfly@reddthat.com to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e3gwgzv45o
Mighty thoughtful of Jeff Bezos to award money to a project that coincidentally promotes AI, and puts his name in the same sentence as environmentalism.
Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos’ dirty secret is the environmental harm he’s causing, and intentionally covering up, while trying to greenwash it.
Vulnerable deep-sea habitats will be mapped with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) in a study made possible by a £2m investment.
The Deep Vision project - run by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Plymouth - will study ecosystems such as cold-water coral reefs and sponge fields in the Atlantic.
The aim is to build the largest-ever dataset of these habitats and help shape legal protections.
Leader of the project, Kerry Howell, said: “As the deep-sea becomes more accessible for exploitation, there is an urgent need to map its ecosystems to enable the conservation of biodiversity in this, the last wild frontier on Earth.”
She said AI could quickly and accurately tag thousands of deep-sea images.
The project will be funded by the Bezos Earth Fund as part of its AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge.
Interesting
“quickly”, yes. “Accurately” is a huge misdescription.
The real reason is right after in your quote: It’s funded by bezos. He wants to have that grant money for himself to fund his datacenters, and have another item on a list of funding reasons by investors.
btcprox@biglemmowski.win 5 months ago
Wouldn’t be surprised if there’s also a motive to find the best underwater locations to install new servers and save on cooling costs