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Mary Catherine O'Connor

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AI for Good: Energy, Water, Food

September 19, 2017 by mcoc

A series looking at how the energy, food and water sectors are using AI and machine learning to try to reduce consumption, cut costs and make the use of resources more efficient. It’s not kindness, it’s economics. Medium ($) How Artificial Intelligence Is Making Energy Smarter and Cleaner Artificial intelligence is powering more and more of […]

Categories: Climate Change, Energy, Food and Agriculture, Oceans, Technology • Tags: artificial intelligence, energy, energy efficiency, faming, fossil fuels, hydroponics, machine learning, Medium, precision agriculture, solar, wastewater, water

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Dumpster Diving Robots: Using AI for Smart Recycling

July 5, 2017 by mcoc

Recycling facilities use robotic sorting stations and object-recognition technology to identify and put garbage in its proper place. iQ magazine July 5, 2017 Filled with intricate mazes of high-speed conveyor belts carrying yesterday’s garbage, high-tech recycling centers use sophisticated sensors to sort plastic from paper from aluminum. While this technology may streamline sorting, it’s not […]

Categories: Technology • Tags: artificial intelligence, Intel, municipal recycling facility, recycling

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Guardian: The Latest Weapon in the Fight Against Illegal Fishing? Artificial Intelligence.

November 20, 2016 by mcoc

A $150,000 reward is up for grabs for any data scientist who can write code for facial recognition software that can pinpoint illegal catch on fishing boats. The Guardian Facial recognition software is most commonly known as a tool to help police identify a suspected criminal by using machine learning algorithms to analyze his or […]

Categories: Climate Change, Food and Agriculture, Oceans, Policy, Technology • Tags: artificial intelligence, facial recognition software, illegal fishing, kaggle, silicon valley, the nature conservancy

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Fun Fact

I interviewed Shaun White in 1999, when he was just a grom at age 13. He told me his parents were roller derby stars back in the day. Explains a lot. The interview, for long-gone MountainZone.com, still lives in the Way Back Machine.

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