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Artificial intelligence versus natural selection: Using computer vision techniques to classify bees and bee mimics
Many groups of stingless insects have independently evolved mimicry of bees to fool would-be predators. To investigate this mimicry, we trained artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms—specifically, computer vision—to classify citizen scientist images of bees, bumble bees, and diverse bee mimics. For...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9437854/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36060073 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104924 |
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author | Bhuiyan, Tanvir Carney, Ryan M. Chellappan, Sriram |
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description | Many groups of stingless insects have independently evolved mimicry of bees to fool would-be predators. To investigate this mimicry, we trained artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms—specifically, computer vision—to classify citizen scientist images of bees, bumble bees, and diverse bee mimics. For detecting bees and bumble bees, our models achieved accuracies of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] , respectively. As a proxy for a natural predator, our models were poorest in detecting bee mimics that exhibit both aggressive and defensive mimicry. Using the explainable AI method of class activation maps, we validated that our models learn from appropriate components within the image, which in turn provided anatomical insights. Our t-SNE plot yielded perfect within-group clustering, as well as between-group clustering that grossly replicated the phylogeny. Ultimately, the transdisciplinary approaches herein can enhance global citizen science efforts as well as investigations of mimicry and morphology of bees and other insects. |
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spelling | pubmed-94378542022-09-03 Artificial intelligence versus natural selection: Using computer vision techniques to classify bees and bee mimics Bhuiyan, Tanvir Carney, Ryan M. Chellappan, Sriram iScience Article Many groups of stingless insects have independently evolved mimicry of bees to fool would-be predators. To investigate this mimicry, we trained artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms—specifically, computer vision—to classify citizen scientist images of bees, bumble bees, and diverse bee mimics. For detecting bees and bumble bees, our models achieved accuracies of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] , respectively. As a proxy for a natural predator, our models were poorest in detecting bee mimics that exhibit both aggressive and defensive mimicry. Using the explainable AI method of class activation maps, we validated that our models learn from appropriate components within the image, which in turn provided anatomical insights. Our t-SNE plot yielded perfect within-group clustering, as well as between-group clustering that grossly replicated the phylogeny. Ultimately, the transdisciplinary approaches herein can enhance global citizen science efforts as well as investigations of mimicry and morphology of bees and other insects. Elsevier 2022-08-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9437854/ /pubmed/36060073 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104924 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Bhuiyan, Tanvir Carney, Ryan M. Chellappan, Sriram Artificial intelligence versus natural selection: Using computer vision techniques to classify bees and bee mimics |
title | Artificial intelligence versus natural selection: Using computer vision techniques to classify bees and bee mimics |
title_full | Artificial intelligence versus natural selection: Using computer vision techniques to classify bees and bee mimics |
title_fullStr | Artificial intelligence versus natural selection: Using computer vision techniques to classify bees and bee mimics |
title_full_unstemmed | Artificial intelligence versus natural selection: Using computer vision techniques to classify bees and bee mimics |
title_short | Artificial intelligence versus natural selection: Using computer vision techniques to classify bees and bee mimics |
title_sort | artificial intelligence versus natural selection: using computer vision techniques to classify bees and bee mimics |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9437854/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36060073 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104924 |
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