The title on this story isn't great. It tends to make you think that rescue dogs are embedded with some type of AI chip. That isn't the case. The dogs are unharmed, thankfully!

But artificial intelligence (AI) is helping them to do their job of finding people faster after a catastrophic event, such as an earthquake or tornado. 

High above the disaster zone a drone hovers, gathering information about the dog’s movements. Combining this data with stats on the location, including its topography and weather conditions, AI-powered software can make predictions of where someone in need of rescue is most likely to be. This information in hand, the human handler in a rescue could then send drones equipped with cameras and infrared sensors out ahead of the dog—faster and more efficiently than either could go—to pinpoint the victim.

In cases like this, where seconds can literally mean the difference between life and death, the interaction with the dog, AI, drone, and human responders can help direct people to those in need faster and more efficiently. And that seems like a great collaboration between AI and a good boi!