How we communicate and conduct business will likely forever be changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While telecommunication technologies have helped ease our burden, we simultaneously face a looming mental health crisis. With a burdened healthcare system and a large population at risk in isolation, innovative solutions are required to help those in need and to facilitate more informed communication.
In a world overshadowed by the rapid deterioration of its climate, AI engineers are beginning to apply machine learning technology to issues of environmental justice and crisis. In California, where wildfires have ravaged over 570,000 acres of land and forced 41,000 evacuations already this summer, AI is being used to prevent and monitor forest fires throughout the state.
