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New AI Model Shows How to Evacuate for Fires One Safe Step at a Time

Reported by NIST News

A NIST-led team created an AI model that identifies safe evacuation routes for fires in single-story floor plans. A version for multilevel buildings is in development.

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The model is designed to identify safe ways to evacuate a building during a fire.

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1/10
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