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Flox Intelligence is building edge devices that identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure, TechCrunch reports. The company’s approach puts AI to work on a practical problem for railways, airports and roads: keeping wildlife clear of danger zones.

The key detail is that the devices are designed to identify different species and respond with sounds suited to them, rather than simply make a noise and hope for the best. That makes this a concrete AI application in transport safety, not just another vague promise to automate something. The supplied report excerpt does not establish where the devices are operating or how well they work in practice.

Discuss: What should matter most in judging this kind of system: evidence that it reduces wildlife collisions, or proof that it does so without disrupting animals nearby?

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