The chatbot, which Cal Fire says is independent of Newsom’s order, is meant to give Californians better access to “critical fire prevention resources and near-real-time emergency information,” according to a May release from Newsom’s office.

High hopes for AI: Following Gov. Newsom’s 2023 executive order, state agencies have begun rolling out AI tools in areas like traffic, housing, and wildfire response. A Cal Fire chatbot was launched to give residents quick access to fire safety and emergency information.

A new wildfire was reported today at 8:26 p.m. in Shasta County, California. Foil Fire has burned 0.3 acres of private land. Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has not yet been determined.

An AI chatbot designed to provide information about wildfires can’t answer questions about evacuation orders, among other problems.

Portland General Electric uses weather stations, artificial intelligence cameras, and satellites to anticipate and prevent wildfires during fire season.

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:19 p.m. in San Diego County, California. B3r13 25 Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for two hours. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

The xAI founder said the very notion humans actually once managed an economy will seem very quaint in the future, like 'cavemen throwing sticks into a fire'.

Elon Musk says his xAI company’s latest AI model Grok 4 is “better than PhD level in everything.” Describing the latest model as “the smartest AI in the world” at its launch, the billionaire SpaceX and Tesla boss said it had received 100 times more training than the Grok 2 version,