AI gave a woodpecker five toes. A bird-sticker library has redrawn hundreds of images.
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An AI-generated, AI-reviewed collection is correcting anatomical errors. Its latest update includes 252 regenerated stickers.
One AI drew the birds. Another checked them. A woodpecker still ended up with five toes per foot. Huashu's bird-sticker project responded with an audit that led to 295 regenerated images, followed by another 252 redraws committed early November 13 in Beijing.
The latest review covered 357 stickers representing bird families and orders. It regenerated 213 after checking toes and claws; another 39 completed earlier corrections. Problems included incorrect toe counts, misplaced toes and tangled feet.
The collection covers 11,011 species and contains 11,102 stickers including subspecies. They appear in a bird website and bird-watching app. The project had reported that every image passed its quality threshold, showing how model-based review can still miss specialist details.
The creator is correcting errors and adding toe counting to reviews. Documentation warns that the images lack expert verification and a passing AI score does not establish accuracy. Identification requires a field guide. The two batches should not be added together as a count of distinct affected species.
Source times: Version 2.3.3 commit, November 12, 2026, 13:11:56 Beijing / November 12, 12:11:56 AM EST; version 2.3.4 commit, November 13, 08:16:52 Beijing / November 12, 7:16:52 PM EST.
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