Working Dogs for Conservation

President Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE initiative is misapplying artificial intelligence and missing its full potential.

A session on AI and conservation at Wild Things drew passionate presenters and audience members. The session also gave pros (glimpses of help for conservation) and cons (possible incoming machine hell).

In a recent experimentation event, Overland AI showcased the capabilities of its fully autonomous tactical vehicle at a demonstration hosted by the Army Applications Lab. Attended by combat engineers from across multiple U.

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.

An AI-powered app helping children speak to endangered animals; a tool to use nature to fight climate change; a way to measure forest health; and a method to make decisions to build healthy communities - these four projects are using space data to help nature.

The introduction of AI-powered nudging represents a breakthrough in conservation efforts. Unlike traditional nudges that rely solely on statistical data, LLM-powered nudges integrate AI-generated insi

"We're ensuring that breakthrough technologies in AI, robotics, and precision agriculture don't just stay in the lab or on pitch decks."

After mass firings at the General Services Administration, DOGE issued remaining staff an app to take up the excess work — but severely limited its use to a handful of repetitive tasks.