Whale research goes a little bit sci-fi – Daily Examiner

Southern Cross University (SCU) marine researchers have developed a process that will allow them to more accurately identify one humpback whale from another.
It involves a detailed compilation of photographic images of all-natural marks on an individual humpback whale that are then catalogued and investigated, using multi-feature artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to match each whale’s individual markings.
According to lead researcher Dr Trish Franklin, it’s comparable to using human face recognition…

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