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Well...I cannot say I am pleased about iNaturalist partnering with Google to develop GenAI. While what iNat would like to do would be incredibly helpful, it can be done by other means (namely, uh, volunteer or employed actual experts?). My main concerns are simple, and yet, unaddressed by the iNaturalist post about this project:
1) How can we be assured that our data that we share with iNaturalist will NOT be shared with Google; as if anything it seems to suggest free sharing between iNat and Google to develop things using Google's GenAI; thus Google does have access even if indirectly.
2) Will we have an opt-out option, so our data is not used in this project

In the end, nature is about community, not machines. And I do not consent to feeding any of my data into Google's GenAI for any purpose.

Photo is one that was used in a presentation, and one of the questions asked by a 60-something year old Doctor of Biology was "That photo is so good! Is it AI?" :blobfacepalm:

(If you want to see their announcement, inaturalist.org/posts/113184-i )

#nature#iNat#iNaturalist

Are you ready to explore the new structure of the ECSA2026 conference? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! You'll find all the details on the conference website. Submit your ideas and let’s make this conference unforgettable: ecsa2026.ngo/call-for-topics/

The call is open from 22 April 2025 to 3 June 2025.

If you are heavy iNaturalist user and good at plants, I could use some help identifying species from a couple of days when we visited QEII covenants in the South Island. The plant lists are going to go to the property owners to inform policy.

inaturalist.org/observations/i and inaturalist.org/observations/i should be the two searches you need.

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The recording for Wednesday's iNaturalist seminar on phenology records, and their value for research, is online!

Check it out to learn how scientists—including yours truly—use phenology data in biodiversity research, and for a demo of adding phenology data to iNat records

inaturalist.org/blog/105349-ph

iNaturalistPhenology in Focus: Exploring Plant Cycles with iNaturalistThank you to everyone who participated in today’s Phenology webinar! Here we can continue the conversation about phenology, phenological research using iNaturalist observations, and how to add annotations to observations. If you haven’t seen the webinar, you can watch the recording. And here's a copy of the slides for your reference or to reuse if you'd like to give a similar presentation to anyone else. These links below can help you explore more of the topics covered by the speakers and get started adding annotations. You can also learn about all the annotations for different groups of organisms. Erin’s presentation: Learn more about Phenobase Vijay’s presentation Methods for broad-scale plant phenology assessments using citizen scientists’ photographs Jeremy’s presentation Yucca Projects on iNaturalist Open Access paper in Ecology Letters Blog post explainer Carrie’s annotation demo (be sure you’re logged in): Help annotate flowers and fruits in the genus Prunus Help annotate m...
#ecology#evolution#science

Next SETI Live: New Exoplanets Dropped! And Citizen Scientists Helped Find Them
TODAY, Sep 19, 2:30 PM PDT

One program, called UNITE (Unistellar Network Investigating TESS Exoplanets), brings together a global group of volunteer and professional astronomers. Recently, they confirmed two #exoplanets—a hot Jupiter and a warm sub-Saturn. Dr. Lauren Sgro, UNITE’s Exoplanets Lead, talks with Beth Johnson about exoplanets and #communityscience. WATCH LIVE: youtube.com/live/oM0b9jcp53A

TODAY, 6 August, 9 AM PDT / 12 PM EDT
Unistellar + SETI: Citizen Science Q&A (Part 2)
WATCH LIVE: youtube.com/live/NwKtUfoAZYw

Join Dr. Franck Marchis, Chief Science Officer and co-founder at Unistellar and director of Citizen Science at SETI Institute, and Dr. Lauren Sgro, Outreach Manager at the SETI Institute, for a conversation on citizen science with the Unistellar network in partnership with the SETI Institute.

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Calling all citizen scientists!
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency needs your help to collect information on a parasitic plant known as dodder (Cuscuta spp.).

Join the Cuscuta DNA barcoding project in #iNaturalist

By joining the project & reporting your observations, you can help build a collection of dodder #DNA barcodes from across Canada that will be used to help the #CFIA detect and manage this weed.

#CitizenScience #CFIAScience #PlantHealth #CommunityScience

inaturalist.org/projects/cuscu

seti.org/cosmic-collaborations

In a joint effort to expand our understanding of the cosmos and inspire global cooperation, the SETI Institute, UNISTELLAR, Astronomers Without Borders (AWB), and AstroSandbox have partnered up to provide smart telescopes to astronomy advocates across the globe. These collaborations aim to unite the expertise of SETI's renowned scientists with extensive networks of amateur astronomers and outreach programs.

SETI InstituteCosmic Collaborations: The SETI Institute Works to Bring Unistellar Telescopes Everywhere */

kickstarter.com/projects/unist

Unistellar continues to innovate in astronomy. Their new product, ENVISION, is now a reality! They've launched a Kickstarter campaign for these innovative Augmented Reality Binoculars. Your support would mean the world to us and them. If you find ENVISION as exciting as we do, please consider backing their project and sharing it with your network.