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The Rewilding of Intelligence: Could AI Help Restore Ecosystems Even as It Destroys Them?

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A single acoustic sensor in a Bornean rainforest can now identify 47 species of birds, 12 species of frogs, and the distant whine of an illegal chainsaw, all in real time, on a solar-powered Raspberry Pi. That same sensor is manufactured in a fab that consumes 22 TWh a year, shipped across an ocean…

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  1. 2026-10-16 17:09 · DEV Community — AI
    The Rewilding of Intelligence: Could AI Help Restore Ecosystems Even as It Destroys Them?

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