There is now a new tool that can be used to fight the illegal trade in chimpanzees. The same facial recognition software that social media sites use is now being adapted to recognize trafficked animals, and this algorithm will be used to find the faces of these apes online. For an entire year, the BBC investigated the brutal smuggling of chimpanzees and found that they often end up as performers in a commercial zoo or pets in wealthy homes. Baby chimps are so popular, that they can be sold...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/chimpface-could-help-fight-the-illegal-trade-in-chimpanzees
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