How AI is helping advance the science of bioacoustics to save endangered species
Google DeepMind
Google released an updated version of Perch, an AI model that analyzes wildlife audio recordings to help conservationists monitor endangered species like Hawaiian honeycreepers and coral reef ecosystems. The new model was trained on nearly twice as much data as the previous version and can process thousands or millions of hours of audio to identify multiple animal species simultaneously. The updated Perch is now available as an open-source model, and the earlier version has already been downloaded over 250,000 times since its 2023 launch.
Why it matters
Our new Perch model helps conservationists analyze audio faster to protect endangered species, from Hawaiian honeycreepers to coral reefs.
