Use of AI in winter gritting produces ‘some benefits’ but Minister has no plans for rollout

Use of AI in winter gritting produces ‘some benefits’ but Minister has no plans for rollout

While a trial of artificial intelligence software for winter gritting indicated “some benefits”, the Minister says there are no plans for a country-wide rollout. Newry and Armagh MLA, Justin McNulty recently asked the Infrastructure Minister, Liz Kimmins if her Department was taking any steps to ensure there is “no regional bias” when using AI to assist in decision-making for winter gritting. While there is no official statement from the Ministe…