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Increasing Community Wildfire Resilience
As wildfires become more and more common, living in areas near the wilderness can lead to higher risks for homeowners and residents. AI2's Wildlands team is collaborating with FireWatch to help local governments and individuals increase their resilience in the face of increasing wildfire activity by using artificial intelligence and geospatial analysis to better understand, quantify, and mitigate wildfire vulnerability.
AI2’s AI for the Environment Teams Innovate Toward a Sustainable Future
AI2’s investment in the restoration and preservation of our planet is supported by several dedicated teams, each accelerating the use of AI and data-driven solutions to confront our environmental challenges. From EarthRanger helping keep wildlife and habitats safe to Skylight’s state-of-the-art AI tackling illegal fishing, a climate modeling program that’s improving the way we understand climate change, and efforts to apply machine learning to wildfire management, we delve into the work of these teams driving forward the technology needed to empower those protecting the planet.
Yejin Choi Named TIME100 Most Influential People in AI
Congratulations to Yejin Choi, AI2's Senior Director of Common Sense Intelligence, for being named one of TIME's 100 most influential people in AI! Her research focuses on the many ways in which human intelligence differs from that of AI. Read her TIME profile below.
Nicole DeCario has had an exciting, winding journey to get to her current role as a Special Projects Manager for AI2. Learn about her career, from her time on Broadway to her work on ethical considerations in AI, on our blog!
As AI continues to advance at a rapid pace, the compute power necessary to train it is growing, too. “Historically a lot of research in artificial intelligence happened in the academic community. That’s absolutely unfeasible now.” Read Jesse's impression of the future of AI via Capital Brief below.
