Lockheed testing artificial intelligence to fight wildfires

"Recognizing patterns, learning from experience, drawing conclusions, making predictions, or taking action," said Dan Lordan, senior manager for AI integration at Lockheed Martin Artificial Intelligence Center. All those words describe artificial intelligence. Lockheed Martin, whose space division is based out of Jefferson County, wants to use AI to help gather critical details during a wildland fire. Lordan says it starts with mapping out a wildfire. It can take hours to determine the size, shape, location and areas emitting the most heat.