Do you rely more on humans or on iNaturalist's computer vision?

CV is just a tool, like field guides or online photo references (including other iNat records), that you should use along with what taxa are reasonable to expect in the location where you took the pic. I don’t just blindly use what the CV suggests … I see if these other sources of information align with the CV ID before I accept it.

Of course, your local or not-so-local human with knowledge of the taxon is also an important resource … I won’t say tool, because that would be insulting.

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