# Three Argentine teenagers built a wildfire AI. Now it is beating NASA on detection speed

- slug: three-argentine-teenagers-built-a-wildfire-ai-now-it-is-beating-nasa-on-detection-speed
- date: 2026-04-06
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Franco Rodriguez Viau was 16 when his hometown in Córdoba burned. At 22, his wildfire detection AI is alerting firefighters 35 minutes before NASA does.

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