How shoring up drones with artificial intelligence helps surf lifesavers spot sharks at the beach
- Written by: Cormac Purcell, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
A close encounter between a white shark and a surfer.Author provided, Author providedAustralian surf lifesavers are increasingly using drones to spot sharks at the beach before they get too close to swimmers. But just how reliable are they?
Discerning whether that dark splodge in the water is a shark or just, say, seaweed isn’t always...