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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Here’s what the first coronavirus “swab robot” can teach us about fast innovation
Researchers in Denmark have developed a robot that can help with mass testing for coronavirus. Here's what they learned about innovating under pressure.
COVID-19
How COVID-19 revealed 3 critical AI procurement blindspots that could put lives at risk
Bridging procurement governance gaps will be key to harnessing AI’s potential without compromising privacy or public health. Here's what governments should know.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
How governments can use public procurement to shape the future of AI regulation – and boost innovation and growth
Public procurement can help governments support Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation and growth as well as set appropriate standards and regulations.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
How cutting-edge AI is helping scientists tackle COVID-19
Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialist Pascale Fung explains how technologies like Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning can help us stop the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19
Rwandan medical workers deploy robots to minimise coronavirus risk
Robots, donated by the UN's Development Programme, are being used in Rwanda, in an effort to minimise the risk of medical staff catching coronavirus.
COVID-19
How AI and machine learning are helping to fight COVID-19
Organizations have been quick to apply AI and machine-learning in the fight to curb the pandemic - and here are some of the most exciting applications.
South Africa
South Korean cafe hires robot barista to help with social distancing
To help enact social distancing and stem the spread of COVID-19, a cafe in South Korea has started using robots, instead of humans, to make coffee.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
This was the year automation started taking over the workforce
A study finds that robots in the workplace are driving employment inequality. Jobs are being lost at a far higher rate than opportunities are available.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Here’s how to check in on your AI system, as COVID-19 plays havoc
AI systems do not handle novel situations well. Here's how to assess if yours are still working as they should.
Workforce and Employment
Robots help some companies, even while some workers struggle, study finds
A study in France has found that firms that rapidly introduce an automated workforce can excel. But overall industry employment is likely to fall a result.
COVID-19
These refugees have built a Lego robot to fight COVID-19
Syrian residents at Jordan’s Za’atari settlement have come up with a creative way to help combat coronavirus in their camp and others like it.
COVID-19
4 rules to stop governments misusing COVID-19 tech after the crisis
Artificial intelligence and data collection are showing promising signs in the fight against the coronavirus. But could we be giving away rights that won't be regained once the pandemic i...
COVID-19
New tech infrastructure will help economies recover after COVID-19
5G networks, data centres, artificial intelligence, industrial internet and the Internet of Things played a critical role during the coronavirus crisis and will ensure economic resilience...
COVID-19
Lessons from COVID-19 modeling: the interplay of data, models and behaviour
Models can explain, project or change behaviour. But when behaviour changes, so, too, can the data. Here's what we've learned from coronavirus models.
COVID-19
How the Fourth Industrial Revolution can help us beat COVID-19
The tools of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, from Big Data to AI, combined with the right leadership have helped many countries respond to COVID-19.