this week: a high tech message from ukraine. it s unusual for presidents or heads of government to use a hologram to address people. the artificial intelligence catching the rubbish dumpers in the act, including this suspicious looking chap. there i am. look at that, bang to rights. is it a film or is it a game? when you ve got a hollywood director on board, it might be both. and is it a puffin? yeah, it s definitely a puffin. yeah, it is, although nick s been distracted by a gadget. is that a wee windscreen wiper? hello and welcome to this big, green, open space. never before have we appreciated outdoor spaces and parks like we have since lockdown. unfortunately lockdown also saw an increase in something threatening to turn our green and pleasant land into brown and unpleasant landfill,
and is it a puffin? yeah, it s definitely a puffin. yeah, it is, although nick s been distracted by a gadget. is that a wee windscreen wiper? hello and welcome to this big, green, open space. never before have we appreciated outdoor spaces and parks like we have since locked down. unfortunately lockdown also seen an increase in something threatening to turn our green and pleasant land into brown and unpleasant landfill, the illegal dumping of rubbish. they have been well over1 million fly tipping incidents in the uk over the past year, and paul carter has been to see how ai is helping us find the fly tippers. like many countries, england has seen a surge in the illegal dumping of rubbish during the pandemic. some people pull up and dispose of their waste while others, well, they literally
for puffins, with around 80,000 nesting here each year. it s estimated, because traditional counting has been done by eye. researchers have found better ways to keep track of them. the effect of wind farms isn t seen immediately in the local ecology, it takes time and it s important we start monitoring the local ecology to a wind farm so we can understand the impacts we have and implement corrective actions and hopefully have a positive impact. we have installed four artificially intelligent camera systems to count puffins and monitor theirflight, each equipped with their own custom made, marine grade jackets. you cannot buy this off the shelf. we had this created for these cameras specifically. the puffins are under surveillance 2a hours a day. is that a wee windscreen wiper? yes, that allows us to perform periodic maintenance and clean
is that we start monitoring the local ecology to our wind farms so that we understand the impacts we have, so that we can implement corrective actions and potentially have a positive impact. they ve installed four artificially intelligent camera systems to count puffins and monitor their flight, each equipped with their own custom made marine grade jackets. you can t buy this off the shelf. right, 0k. and we ve had these created specifically for these four cameras, which are on this islet. and so, the puffins are under cctv surveillance? they are, 2a hours a day. are they happy with that? laughs is that a wee windscreen wiper? that is, indeed, yes, and that allows us to perform periodic maintenance, ensuring that that we can clean the lens of any salty deposits which are picked up from the harsh sea air. puffins generally, when they re congregating around their burrows, tend to face out, looking down this hill. so, we have one camera positioned further down the hill, looking straight o
puffins and monitor their flight, each equipped with their own custom made marine grade jackets. you can t buy this off the shelf. right, 0k. and we ve had these created specifically for these four cameras, which are on this islet. and so, the puffins are under cctv surveillance? they are, 2a hours a day. are they happy with that? laughs. is that a wee windscreen wiper? that is, indeed, yes, and that allows us to perform periodic maintenance, ensuring that that we can clean the lens of any salty deposits which are picked up from the harsh sea air. puffins generally, when they re congregating around their burrows, tend to face out, looking down this hill. so, we have one camera positioned further down the hill, looking straight on to the puffin, giving a good view of the portrait, whereas this gives a good side on a good side on view of the profile of the puffin. you re quite right i can see one right there, actually. exactly, yeah. ..looking side on. so, as part of the trial, we re