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ArticleBioscience2025

A vision of human-AI collaboration for enhanced biological collection curation and research.

Alan Stenhouse, Nicole Fisher, Brendan Lepschi, Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn, Juanita Rodriguez, Federica Turco, Andrew Reeson, Cécile Paris, Peter H Thrall

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Article in Bioscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Alan StenhouseNational Collections and Marine Infrastructure Research Unit, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9727-4232
Nicole FisherNational Collections and Marine Infrastructure Research Unit, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia.
Brendan LepschiNational Collections and Marine Infrastructure Research Unit, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia.
Alexander Schmidt-LebuhnNational Collections and Marine Infrastructure Research Unit, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia.
Juanita RodriguezNational Collections and Marine Infrastructure Research Unit, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia.
Federica TurcoNational Collections and Marine Infrastructure Research Unit, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia.
Andrew ReesonCSIRO's Data61 Research Unit.
Cécile ParisCSIRO's Data61 Research Unit.
Peter H ThrallNational Collections and Marine Infrastructure Research Unit, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural history collections play a crucial role in our understanding of biodiversity, informing research, management, and policy in areas such as biosecurity, conservation, climate change, and food security. However, the growing volume of specimens and associated data presents significant challenges for curation and management. By leveraging human-AI collaborations, we aim to transform the way biological collections are curated and managed, realizing their full potential in addressing global challenges. In this article, we discuss our vision for improving biological collections curation and management using human-AI collaboration. We explore the rationale behind this approach, the challenges faced in data management, general curation problems, and the potential benefits that could be derived from incorporating AI-based assistants in collection teams. Finally, we examine future possibilities for collaborations between human and digital curators and collection-based research.

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biodiversitydigital curatorhuman–AI interactionnatural historyspecimen data

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PMID40808993
PMCPMC12342914

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