Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a household term for most, even if said household may not have a deep grasp on what it is. Blockchain, on the other hand, is an emerging technology revolving around data storage and data analytics and though it’s a bit less mainstream, it is starting to be used quite widely as well. AI became popular due to videogames, and blockchain gained its fame as being the safe and secure way to make cryptocurrency transactions like with the popular Bitcoin. Now, both sciences are being used for social good in many different ways, and this article will detail a few ways they can help get animals off of the endangered species list, and prevent new species from being added to it. BlockchainBlockchain technology was originally created as a way to keep transparent transactions relative to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The name is actually quite on point, as each transaction is considered a “block” in the “chain” that is the public database of cryptocurrency transactions. These blocks store the time of the transaction, as well as the price rendered and the parties involved. All of these aspects are “hidden” behind digital signatures in order to keep any ...
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