EPA science office touts AI for emergency preparedness amid staff cuts

The Environmental Protection Agency’s science and research office is promoting its use of artificial intelligence for emergency preparedness, saying the technology quickly processes data and reduces response times, as the Trump administration’s recently unveiled agency reorganization cuts office staff.

“The EPA’s Homeland Security Research Program has been working to leverage AI and enhance disaster readiness for several years,” says a May 6 announcement by EPA’s Office of Research and Development of a May 14 virtual presentation on AI “disaster...