[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”

[Kevin Lucas]

Identify immature gulls >>> accurately?
Artificial Indeed
AI

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Kevin Lucas
Yakima County, WA

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On January 18, 2024 6:00:44 PM Tom Benedict <benedict.t at comcast.net> wrote:


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

>

> Tom Benedict

> Seahurst, wA

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> 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.

>>>

>> 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>

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>> > 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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