人工智能在生态系统建模中的未来
Scott Spillias1,2, Rowan Trebilco1,2, Matthew P Adams3
1CSIRO Environment, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Bioscience
|January 8, 2026
概括
人工智能 (AI) 可以为专家和非专家民主化生态系统建模. 然而,确保科学严谨性和伦理使用需要持续的人类监督和在生态研究中为AI制定准则.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 计算科学 计算科学
- 人工智能的人工智能
背景情况:
- 传统上,生态系统建模需要专门的专业知识和资源,限制了参与.
- 新兴的人工智能 (AI) 工具在模型开发中提供了更广泛的可访问性.
研究的目的:
- 探索人工智能的潜力,以民主化生态系统建模.
- 识别与人工智能驱动生态系统建模相关的挑战和伦理考虑.
主要方法:
- 在端到端生态系统模型开发中对人工智能的投机性未来场景分析.
- 讨论在生态建模中采用人工智能的潜在好处和风险.
主要成果:
- 人工智能可以显著加速和增强生态系统建模任务.
- 人工智能的广泛采用引发了对数据完整性,偏见和解释可靠性的担忧.
结论:
- 人类参与和控制对于生态系统建模中的科学稳健和道德健全的人工智能至关重要.
- 基础设施,标准和伦理准则的开发对于在生态学中负责任地实施人工智能至关重要.
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