New Perch AI model helps protect endangered species

Google DeepMind released a new version of their AI model Perch, which helps conservationists analyze bioacoustic data from diverse ecosystems This update is generalized to a wider range of animals, so it can analyze audio from Hawaiian honeycreepers to coral reefs.

Scientists use microphones and underwater hydrophones to collect audio dense with animal vocalizations, but making sense of so much data is a massive undertaking. This new version of Perch, which is an open model available on Kaggle, is helping scientists protect endangered species by helping them process that data, so scientists can focus their efforts on on-the-ground work.

Learn more about Perch on the Google DeepMind blog.