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Australian researchers launch AI koala facial recognition
Researchers are installing facial recognition technology at koala crossing locations to better monitor koala behavior and prevent vehicle fatalities. They hope AI can help save the marsupial from extinction.
The researchers hope AI will be able to differentiate between individual koalas using road crossings, based on their faces and their movements
Artificial intelligence (AI) researchers in Australia are experimenting with facial recognition technology to monitor koalas as part of conservation efforts.
The team from Griffith University in the northeast state of Queensland is attempting to use AI to recognize the marsupials when they use wildlife crossings, designed to offer the animals a safe route either over or under public roads.
People across northern Australia are paying more than $2,700 on home and content insurance than others around the country, due to devastating cyclones and floods. Home premiums for those at the top end, from Queensland s Rockhampton to across the country to Karratha in Western Australia, have surged in the wake of multi-million claims related to weather catastrophes over the past decade. Residents are being quoted around $4,675 to insure their home and contents, compared to $1,908 for others around the country, according to financial comparison site Mozo. The average combined home & contents sum insured for both regions was around $615,000, according to Mozo, which analysed 160,000 quotes from 44 insurance companies for homes across Australia.