AI in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response

18/09/2019 22 min
AI in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response

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Episode Synopsis

In 2017 and 2018, the world witnessed a record number of climate and weather-related disasters. Government agencies are increasingly interested in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help first responders in locating survivors, identifying structures in satellite imagery, and removing debris after a disaster. Ritwik Gupta, a machine learning research scientist in the SEI's Emerging Technology Center, discusses the use of AI in humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) efforts.

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