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Animals Crossing: AI Helps Protect Wildlife Across the Globe

NVIDIA AI Blog

From Seattle, Washington, to Cape Town, South Africa and everywhere around and between AI is helping conserve the wild plants and animals that make up the intricate web of life on Earth. Four of these partners Rouxcel Technology, OroraTech, Wildlife Protection Services and Conservation X Labs are highlighted below.

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Give a shirt: Changing slacktivists into activists

ASU Lodestar Center

Sadly, slacktivism – actions performed via the Internet in support of a political or social cause but regarded as requiring little time or involvement ( courtesy of the Oxford Dictionary ) – is the popular avenue of support when it comes to contemporary activism. He wasn’t able to sustain activism, and it eventually wilted into slacktivism.

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El Paso, Texas, just broke ground on the first U.S. facility to turn wastewater directly into drinking water

Fast Company Tech

Next, activated carbon absorbs chemicals or compounds in the water. In the 1990s, El Paso Water undertook an educational campaign to encourage residents to conserve water, which successfully brought down average consumption. Then hydrogen peroxide and ultraviolet light are used to kill bacteria in the water.

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