OU receives $20M grant to create trustworthy AI for environmental science

Get local stories sent straight to your inbox as news breaks. The University of Oklahoma has received a $20 million grant to research artificial intelligence, which is being called a historic milestone in environmental science. "Let me give an AI definition, because you've probably only seen it in the movies portrayed as the scary robot that comes in and kills everybody. That's not what AI is," OU professor Amy McGovern said. "So, we'll be creating AI methods that will help improve prediction and understanding of tornadoes and hail and wind."