Translation & identification

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The on-site uses: identifying novel plants and part names from a photo, translating on the fly. AI features inside tools staff already carry — verified against other sources before anyone acts on them.

Used at
The organization
The Bentway
The organization
The tools
The tools staff named
Google Lens · Gemini
The tools staff named
The system
Sensing (Perceptive AI)Understanding (Semantic AI)

The system senses and understands, and a person decides what to do next.

A person decides
Data flow
About a place
a photo — a plant, a machine part, a phrase
About a place
taken on site, under the Gardiner
Computer Vision
match against everything similar online
Computer Vision
A recommendation or prediction
a best guess at a name
A recommendation or prediction
verified on other sites before staff act
Risks staff flagged
Wrong name, wrong fix
Wrong name, wrong fix
The site runs on old and one-of-a-kind machinery, so auto-generated help is often wrong — and a misidentified part or plant can mean the wrong intervention.
How it's managedStaff practice: verify against other sources before acting on the answer.
Who it touches
The grounds & site team
Wider community
novel plants and one-of-a-kind machines
You can
The person on site decides
The person on site decides — the tool suggests; the fix is always a human call
Questions or concerns — bring them to the Sept 2 workshop

What staff told us

2 staff
How oftenIn a typical month, how often do you use AI tools for work?
11
NeverRarelyA few times a monthA few times a weekDaily
Trust in own useWhen you use AI at work, how confident are you that you’re using it appropriately?
11
Not confidentRarely sureSometimes sureMostly sureAlways sure
Time saved / weekRoughly how much time do you estimate AI saves you in a typical week?1 answered
1
NoneUnder 1 h1–3 h4–7 h7 h +
Comfort disclosingWould you feel comfortable telling a colleague or your manager that you used AI on a piece of work?
2
Would hide itProbably notIt dependsProbablyOpenly yes

Each cell is one answer choice — the deeper the colour, the more responses gave it · the pointer under the bar marks the median

What staff described Plants identified on site, then verified against other sources before anyone acts on the answer.