Indonesian fishermen are using a government AI tool to find their daily catch. (restofworld.org)
from ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to technology@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 2024 10:39
https://sh.itjust.works/post/23435186

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lvxferre@mander.xyz on 09 Aug 2024 11:16 next collapse

That’s a great example of what machine learning is good for - practical, focused application where you only care about the general accuracy, and a miss or two aren’t a big deal.

residentmarchant@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 2024 13:37 collapse

Also a good use case for a government-developed app. They have the most up to date access to satellite photos (likely already paid for other departments to use, too) and a desire to make their fisherman more efficient.

undefined@links.hackliberty.org on 09 Aug 2024 16:10 collapse

good use case

Is continuing to overfish our oceans a good use case or am I missing something?

GBU_28@lemm.ee on 09 Aug 2024 16:47 next collapse

That’s tangential, the above commenter is describing technology and it’s application…not the ethical value of that overall objective.

residentmarchant@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 2024 17:13 collapse

Exactly, the tech part of this is cool and novel.

The highly targeted fishing is less good, but that’s not to say they couldn’t use the same app to direct people at lower fished zones while the heavily trafficked areas recover.

Crackhappy@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 2024 22:18 collapse

Right. Hopefully this will lead to better targeting of fisheries and more sustainability in the long run. Then again, this is Indonesia who has a horrible track record for any kind of sustainability.

Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world on 10 Aug 2024 01:24 collapse

You are looking at this with a bias of “too much fishing is bad”, but this could also be looked at as a boat will need to spend less time in the water to reach their quota which means less pollution in the ocean and less harmful noise exposure to underwater life.

Technology is neutral, how’s it’s used is ethics.

technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 09 Aug 2024 14:49 collapse

Gotta empty those oceans as fast as possible.