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# Scientists harness power of AI to battle wildfires
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/ai-climate-change-1711575033/
- Published: 2024-03-28T00:15:25.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T13:21:00.000Z
- Description: Scientists harness power of artificial intelligence to battle wildfires
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_af33f1e8-88a2-4580-877b-96032ecaa3f6, #extra

Machines that think like humans, the dream of artificial intelligence, is becoming a reality. It brings concerns that AI will displace jobs, fuel online bias, supercharge deep fake videos and slip from human control. But it is not as grim as it seems. AI may create new tools to address complex problems and the climate emergency is at the top of the list. Miles O’Brien reports.