Students work with NASA to launch early wildfire detection technology

Artificial intelligence could help catch wildfires sooner. It's far from a wildfire, but the small flame of a candle could help catch something much bigger. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona students rigged a special setup to train the artificial intelligence they developed called Bronco Ember. The AI uses an infrared camera to decide if something is burning from afar. "Our generation really does want to tackle the big problems in the world,' said Michael Pham, a student researcher.