Could tech replace firefighters in the battle against wildfires?
Tech is being used to watch for wildfires but firefighters are still needed to put them out.
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"The big change, especially in my département, is that now we've got cameras assisted by artificial intelligence to watch the forest and see where fires are starting."
— Guillaume Millet , Executive
"As soon as the system detects a fire, there's an alert on the fire fighters' telephones."
— Jean-Simon Chaudier , Executive
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Tech is being used to watch for wildfires but firefighters are still needed to put them out.
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