Fighting Against Coronavirus with Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Drones and Robots

 


Source: IEEE Spectrum



By analyzing global airline ticketing data, BlueDot correctly predicted that the virus would go from Wuhan to Bangkok, Seoul, Taipei, and Tokyo in the days following its initial outbreak by monitoring where the infected residents are headed next.

AI surveillance tools such as BlueDots have been available in public health for over a decade. For example, HealthMap was founded by a team of researchers, epidemiologists, and software developers at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2006. Working with researchers from the University of Oxford, Harvard Medical School, Northeastern University, Oxford Martin School, and Tsing Hua University, it delivers real-time updates on the spread of the Coronavirus. Read More...


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