RIO DE JANEIRO — In Brazil, where about 16 wild animals become roadkill every second, a computer scientist has come up with a futuristic solution to this everyday problem: Using artificial intelligence (AI) to alert drivers to their presence.
Direct strikes on the vast South American country’s extensive road network are the top threat to numerous species, forced to live in ever-closer proximity to humans. “It is the biggest direct impact on wildlife today in Brazil,” CBEE coordinator Alex Bager told AFP.
