NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, otherwise known as JPL, is responsible for creating some of the world's most important technologies. Most recently, the JPL team has been working on an artificial intelligence device called AUDREY. According to FCW, the device, formally recognized as Assistant for Understanding Data through Reasoning, Extraction, and sYnthesis, was designed to filter through copious amounts of information and data to "achieve situational awareness."
AUDREY is a cloud-based software that is compatible with most personal computers. It is capable of using known data to conduct research to draw certain conclusions like the human brain, thus making it qualified to be called artificial intelligence. Recently, JPL has begun to loan the AUDREY technology to first responders to improve their effectiveness.
FCW stated that firefighters using AUDREY would not only be able to know where a fire broke out faster than before, but also who lived in the area and the hazards they may encounter along the way. Police stations utilizing the AI tech may have an easier time locating criminals, as AUDREY would have access to criminal databases, facial recognition software and traffic cameras.
AUDREY presents an interesting potential for the future of first responder technologies, but there are still many issues to work out.