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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Why AI-powered cameras are watching Australian forests

Pano's AI-powered cameras will form the largest early detection fire network in Australia. (HANDOUT/Pano AI Pty Ltd)

Australia's latest firefighting recruit is available around the clock, can monitor millions of hectares at once and could alert crews to a blaze within minutes of its outbreak. 

Fire-spotting artificial intelligence technology will be deployed in 22 locations around NSW forests as part of a $1.4 million investment announced by the state government on Saturday.

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