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AI-powered whale-spotting tech may help save San Francisco Bay’s gray whales

The newly deployed system aims to warn ships of whales in their path

A photograph of a whale in San Francisco Bay.

A gray whale surfaces in San Francisco Bay on February 26. Whales are increasingly foraging in the heavily trafficked bay, facing danger of collision with ships.

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By Carolyn Gramling

An AI-powered monitoring system could save the lives of gray whales that are increasingly taking a deadly detour into California’s heavily trafficked San Francisco Bay.