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Artificial Intelligence Bird Feeders Revealed to the Dream Fracture: Meeting of Technology with Nature

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Artificial Intelligence Bird Feeders Revealed to the Dream Fracture: Meeting of Technology with Nature
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The latest invention that technology offers for nature lovers:**350 smart bird feeders worth. This adventure started with Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Pro seemed promising in the first weeks. The device installed on the garden automatically detects which bird species visited thanks to the image recognition system supported by artificial intelligence and send notification to the phone.

The excitement of the first days quickly turned into frustration:

  • AI recognition system successfully detects birds types such as “Great Tit” and “Eurasian Blue Tit”, but beyond that problems arise
  • Despite the fact that the solar head seeds are located in the feeder, the device not only the desired birds, ** attract unwanted hawthorns and rodents* *
  • AI algorithm is able to misidentifications and the system cannot filter all visitors to save evenly
  • User experience reveals how big the difference between technology and nature

High quality seeds stored in the feeder also attract more harmful types to hide in nearby trees. The machine learning models result stable in real world conditions, is much more difficult than the laboratory environment. *While intelligence tries to automate bird observer, the ecosystem disrupts the balance. *

This story shows how smart IoT devices can not be overlooked by environmental impacts in the design stage. Technology can be great, but it is necessary to consider full results before interfering with nature.