[Tweeters] (Correct Link)-Well Tweeters, what do think of this?: “World's first-ever smart binoculars can identify 9,000 birds thanks to built-in AI | Digital Camera World”

[Tom Benedict]

If they can identify immature gulls I would strongly consider buying a pair.

Tom Benedict
Seahurst, wA

On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 10:59 AM HAL MICHAEL <ucd880 at comcast.net <mailto:ucd880 at comcast.net>> wrote:

> One of my big concerns about the growth in AI and bird ID apps is that all they do is tell you what an object might be.  One doesn't need to learn behavior, field marks, jazz, and so on.  Just point and shoot.  One of the things drilled into me with ID (of anything) is "Why do you think it is X?".  For me, "Merlin says" is not acceptable.

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> Hal Michael

> Board of Directors,Ecologists Without Borders (http://ecowb.org/)

> Olympia WA

> 360-459-4005

> 360-791-7702 (C)

> ucd880 at comcast.net <mailto:ucd880 at comcast.net>

> 

> > On 01/18/2024 8:25 AM PST Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net <mailto:dennispaulson at comcast.net>> wrote:

> > 

> >  

> > Hmm, the loss of all neurons associated with learning to identify birds? The death of the bird-book industry? No more bird ID classes? Roger Tory Peterson turning over in his grave? But I presume the price of those things won’t have much of that happening very soon.

> > 

> > Dennis Paulson

> > Seattle

> > 

> > > On Jan 18, 2024, at 7:45 AM, Dan Reiff <dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com <mailto:dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com>> wrote:

> > > 

> > > Hello Tweeters,

> > > Any other year, I would check the date to see if was April 1st!

> > > But, another way AI will continue to surprise us all in the many unexpected ways it will affect our options and lives. And faster than I would have imagined.

> > > What’s your reaction to reading about these new high-end binoculars?

> > > Dan Reiff, PhD

> > > 

> > > The correct link:

> > > 

> > > https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/worlds-first-ever-smart-binoculars-can-identify-up-to-9000-birds-thanks-built-in-ai

> 


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