Blue-Throated Hillstar Hummingbird, 100 Left, Gets AI Lifeline in Andes

Conservationists in Ecuador are swapping field guides for neural networks to track the last hillstars. By using artificial intelligence, the group hopes to spot the elusive birds before time runs out. The sight of laptops glowing at 12,000 feet makes even the hummingbirds stare.
Blue-Throated Hillstar hummingbird, just 100 left, lands an AI-powered rescue in Ecuador’s Andes—scientists bet tech can outfly extinction.