Artifi cial Intelligence Speeds Houston's Sewer Inspections Under Sharp Eye of EPA Jeff Awalt | Executive Editor In Steven Spielberg's 2001 fi lm, " A.I. Artifi cial Intelligence, " the eponymous technology appears as an ultrarealistic cyborg named David, who dreams of becoming a real boy. His backstory is earthier than moviegoers might have guessed. In the real-life prequel, now playing in the sprawling sanitary sewers of Houston, David's ancestral code is proving to be an es12 OCTOBER 2022 | UCONonline.com sential tool in the city's race to comply with a demanding federal consent decree. Working with California-based Sewer AI, through engineering and consulting fi rm HR Green, Houston has made artifi cial intelligence a core piece of its inspection and repair workfl ow since 2021 - the same year a federal judge approved its agreehttp://www.UCONonline.com