Flint water crisis: How AI is finding thousands of hazardous pipes

water sign — Pipework below the city of Flint, Michigan, is being updated

By Frank Swain

EFFORTS are under way to replace the lead pipes that have been contaminating the water supply in the city of Flint, Michigan. Nobody knows which of the 55,000 properties are directly affected, but an artificially intelligent algorithm can make accurate guesses.

The Flint water crisis began in 2014 when city officials began sourcing water from the local river instead of the Detroit water system. The water wasn’t treated properly and corroded lead pipes, causing the heavy metal to leach into drinking water.

Residents …

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