WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS
The best multispecies image detector achieved 84.2% accuracy in development tests; its smartphone prototype achieved 91.3% on an independent image test. Recognition was weaker for elephant-derived products than pangolin or tiger.
WHY IT MATTERS / OUR READ
Image triage could focus human review, but real deployment requires precision, false-positive audits and legal safeguards.
CAVEATS / UNCERTAINTY
Image-benchmark accuracy is not evidence of successful detection in unfiltered marketplaces or reductions in trafficking.
SOURCE
Conservation Biology — Kulkarni et al. (26 Oct 2026)
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