In January 2023, The Pew Charitable Trusts hosted its first Global Artificial Intelligence in Fisheries Monitoring Summit, which brought together experts from across the globe to discuss how artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) can help secure greater transparency and accountability throughout the world’s fisheries, particularly when used in conjunction with electronic monitoring (EM) technologies. During the meeting, participants agreed it would be beneficial to develop an AI/ML glossary to promote the use of common language between the many stakeholders who work in this space. After the meeting, a small group of attendees refined the following list of terms and definitions.
Recognizing the rapid advancements in automation, electronic monitoring, and their respective policies, these terms and definitions will likely evolve and necessitate future review. Further, these terms may be understood and defined differently in different sectors, situations, and/or specific circumstances. As such, these terms should be read and used with the understanding that they are dynamic and subject to modification in the future.
(Pew would) like to thank all Summit participants for their initial input, and recognize Amanda Barney, Matt Dawkins, Jimmy Freese, Jamie Gibbon, Raiana McKinney, Hilario Murua, Marlon Roman, and Michael Stanley for their additional efforts in crafting this glossary.
