Sci-fi meets sustainability: Artificial intelligence to predict deforestation
Big data software startup Orbital Insight is experimenting with the World Resources Institute to apply 'deep learning' to conservation
This week, McDonald's added its voice to the growing list of influential companies clamoring for an end to deforestation, following the lead of other multinationals and advocacy groups seeking to clean...
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