EDMONTON — Researchers and forest managers are turning to artificial intelligence in the hope it can help them predict the risk of catastrophic wildfires as climate change continues to rewrite the rule book.
“Once the fire gets to be a crown fire and it’s two football fields or larger, it’s nearly impossible to put it out until the weather changes,” Flannigan said. “You’re spitting on a campfire.” “The question is which data really does have any correlation. That’s where the AI comes in play. It automatically figures those correlations out.”
“It gives you a seasonal prediction for points on the map in terms of how likely it is to get a small fire or a large fire,” he said. “It’s a pretty basic output.” Artificial intelligence will have stiff competition from Canada’s current methods, which Flannigan said work well and are copied globally.
I wonder if AI will ever predict government scandals. lavscam
Ordinary graphs doing a great job predicting forest fires. But don’t tell Climate Barbie ec_minister. She has chugged so much GreenTard Kool Aid she has delusions climate change is making them increase.
We won't allow this as Canada is not ready for artificial intelligence as we are scared of its potential impact on the economy or the loss of jobs ? We are not ready !
How will it factor in purposely set fires, some of which have been very large?