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Can AI and Machine Learning Help Park Rangers Prevent Poaching?

Can AI and Machine Learning Help Park Rangers Prevent Poaching?

FromCold Call


Can AI and Machine Learning Help Park Rangers Prevent Poaching?

FromCold Call

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Mar 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) was created by a coalition of conservation organizations to take historical data and create geospatial mapping tools that enable more efficient deployment of park rangers to prevent poaching. SMART had demonstrated significant improvements in patrol coverage, with some observed reductions in poaching. Then a new analytic tool, the Protection Assistant for Wildlife Security (PAWS), was created to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to try to predict where poachers would be likely to strike. Jonathan Palmer, Executive Director of Conservation Technology for the Wildlife Conservation Society, already had a good data analytics tool to help park rangers manage their patrols. Would adding an AI- and ML-based tool improve outcomes or introduce new problems?
Released:
Mar 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Cold Call distills Harvard Business School's legendary case studies into podcast form. Hosted by Brian Kenny, the podcast airs every two weeks and features Harvard Business School faculty discussing cases they've written and the lessons they impart.