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By combining robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI), Maryland Engineering researchers and students are building solutions that can help save lives, protect property, and safeguard the environment.

ANALYSIS: WHAT THE AI REPORT REALLY MEANS — It's finally here. An expert panel report commissioned by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year has landed. California's AI world will be going line by line, searching for signs of how it could impact the direction of the fast-evolving technology and the regulations trying to keep up with it.

A type of Artificial Intelligence that mimics the functioning of the human brain could represent a powerful solution in automatically detecting wildfires, plummeting the time needed to mitigate their devastating effects,

Tech giant Amazon on Monday said it will use artificial intelligence to reduce flood risks in Spain's northeastern region of Aragon where it is building data centres. Amazon's cloud computing unit AWS announced in May it would invest 15.

Ryan Honary, founder of SensoRy AI, has been working on the project since fifth grade after seeing the devastation of the 2018 Camp fire, which killed 85 people.

Castle Rock Water lost 166 million gallons of water in 2023 as the life-giving liquid silently escaped from pipes, fittings and valves. It hopes to harness AI-driven technology to detect leaks.

Wildfires are growing deadlier, but AI, satellites, and tech innovations are revolutionizing early detection, suppression, and prevention.

Fighting fires with AI, drones and sensors. How high tech could help battle future blazes Watch L.A. Times Today at 8 p.m. on Spectrum News 1 on Channel 1 or live