确定植物或真菌是否已经灭绝并非易事。皇家植物园邱园的最新报告指出，数位化与人工智慧正在改变保育工作，使科学家能够利用数学模型来计算植物仍存在的机率，而非仅给出是或否的简单判定。

保护生物多样性至关重要，因为健全的物种网络不仅是地球所有生命的支撑系统，也是全球经济的支柱，且拯救濒临灭绝的物种有望在未来带来极具价值的新医药或化学化合物。

由于全面实地调查成本高昂，已记录的灭绝数量往往被低估。如今，研究人员正结合数位化资料库与环境数据，计算物种的灭绝风险，借此协助科学界更有效地分配保育资源。

Confirming whether a plant or fungus is extinct is not a simple issue. A new report by Kew reveals that digitisation and AI are transforming conservation, allowing scientists to use mathematical models to calculate the probability of survival instead of relying on binary verdicts.

Protecting biodiversity is crucial because the rich web of species serves as both a support system for life on Earth and a backbone of the economy, and rescuing species on the brink could ultimately lead to valuable new compounds like medicines.

Due to the high cost of exhaustive surveys, recorded extinctions are inevitably underestimated. Researchers are now using digitised databases combined with environmental data to predict extinction risks, helping to prioritize conservation resources effectively.