ChatGPT, a chatbot developed by OpenAI to respond to human queries about anything from cake recipes to math problems and drafting emails, seems like it can do it all. By Jackson Ryan.
ChatGPT is based on a large language model, or LLM, built to understand human language using machine learning algorithms. It can find patterns in text and spit out confident (but sometimes completely wrong) answers in response to a user prompt. It’s the hottest commodity in tech right now.
“How will ChatGPT play a role in tree health?” The headline led into a pitch about a device built by Californian tech firm ePlant: a solar-powered device known as a “TreeTag.” The TreeTag, a tiny box about the size of a Roku, is affixed to the trunk of a tree and has a suite of five sensors that enable it to capture information about the tree’s health. The sensors record light, moisture and temperature. It can tell you how much the tree is moving or leaning via an accelerometer. There’s also a roundabout way to understand the water and nutrient flow, which is determined by dendrometry – measuring the size of the plant’s inner structures. Good read!
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