@timnitGebru This "AI helps fight wildfires now" is getting a lot of traction but I'm suspicious. Human forest lookouts were replaced with automation in 2012 https://slate.com/technology/2013/06/fire-lookouts-lose-their-jobs-to-technology.html. And out-of-control wildfires don't rage for days because people can't see them. Finally, automated cameras and alerts are mere algorithms, not really AI. Maybe the system uses an AI classifier. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/california-turns-ai-help-spot-wildfires-2023-08-11/