Webinar: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Methods
February 12 | Presenter: Jonathan L. Hodges
Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology have paved the way for innovation in technology and tools in numerous sectors. The rate at which these technologies are evolving the workflow of industry professionals in the fire protection industry is remarkable. The SFPE Foundation is hosting an AI summit in May 2025 to discuss the intersection of AI technologies and the fire protection industry. The purpose of this webinar is to provide technical background on these methods and point members to additional resources which can be used to learn more in preparation for the upcoming summit.
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Webinar: Research in Fire Engineering: Ethics in AI for Fire Engineering - A Panel Discussion
March 27 | Panelists: Caitlin Corrigan, Xinyan Huang, Tianhang Zhang and Peggy Brinkmann
The rise in the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence-based tools and technologies has inspired a range of important questions about how these new technologies are—or will—impact people’s everyday lives around the world. Many of these technologies are evolving rapidly, often out-pacing efforts to develop legal requirements, codes, or guidance about their use. Attendees will hear from each panelist regarding what they see as some of the most important areas to highlight when it comes to examining situations where there might be trade-offs between different values or goals, and what kinds of questions fire protection professionals should be asking themselves and others as we increasingly encounter these technologies in our work.
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