Submitted by Diane L. Lister on Mon, 12/05/2025 - 16:53
Amid the hype about AI’s potential to turbocharge human abilities, researchers in Cambridge’s Conservation Research Institute are leading conversations to make sure we advance with eyes wide open.
Have you ever persisted in following your SatNav even when you knew you were going in the wrong direction?
If so, you’ll know that placing all your trust in a machine powered by AI, without also engaging your own intelligence, does not always get you where you want to go.
This is the message that a group of conservation scientists at Cambridge is pushing hard.
Efforts to protect the natural world need all the help they can get - but before embracing AI as the solution, we need discussions about its risks and wider implications.
Read the full article by Jacqueline Garget on the University of Cambridge website:
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-for-nature-embrace-with-caution
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