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Farid Farid and Melissa Meehan

AI drones pegged to help protect beachgoers from sharks

The NSW shark-monitoring drone program is being beefed up after a spate of attacks (Anna Kucera/AAP PHOTOS)

A fleet of drones will patrol beaches from dawn to dusk to spot sharks as artificial intelligence is pegged as a long-term solution to saving lives.

NSW Premier Chris Minns said his government would invest an extra $34 million in a major scale-up of drone coverage across beaches in Sydney and along the state's coast.

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