AI Weekly: A biometric surveillance state is not inevitable, says AI Now Institute

For full data backups (terabytes of photos.

My first was a simple USB device that worked well enough to show that the system would work.Image: Simon BissonCould there be another way to spot them? A friend had pointed me at an iOS app from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

AI Weekly: A biometric surveillance state is not inevitable, says AI Now Institute

But there are many more visitors in the summer.That way therell be a public record of the birds in my garden that wont be distracting or annoying.and I was also able to change the notification confidence level to reduce the risk of false positives (a passing diesel locomotive sounds rather like a Great Bittern to the BirdNET model!).

AI Weekly: A biometric surveillance state is not inevitable, says AI Now Institute

which was surprising given I live in an inner suburb of London.Through the worst of the pandemic lockdowns I started a new hobby.

AI Weekly: A biometric surveillance state is not inevitable, says AI Now Institute

But then late one night I was up on our small roof terrace.

The only additional hardware needed is a USB sound card and a microphone.its probably not going to provide great value.

but how it generates what it does.Try this instead: I am a beginner runner and have never run a marathon before.

or jump -- this is merely an example).Lets say that you want to prepare for a marathon (for the record.

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