Posted 3/5/2024, 1:31:03 PM
AI Predicts Extinction Risk for Over 300,000 Flowering Plants
- Scientists used AI to predict extinction risk for all 328,565 known flowering plant species.
- 45% of flowering plants are threatened with extinction according to earlier research.
- Scientists made predictions freely available online via Kew's Plants of the World portal.
- Assessments raise awareness of threatened species needing protection.
- Predictions indicate which species are most likely threatened, now with confidence levels.