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- Israel builds survey-reading AI that predicts coronavirus outbreaks
Posted by : Brij Bhushan
Monday, 23 March 2020
As coronavirus cases in Israel surge past 1,200, researchers in the country are predicting where it will spread next analyzing responses to questionnaires with AI. After members of the public report their condition, algorithms evaluate their answers to connect symptoms to locations. The results are then displayed on a map showing the clusters of infection where the virus is spreading. Public healthcare officials can use these insights to focus on areas where another outbreak is likely. Governments outside of Israel are already using the system, according to the Weizmann Institute of Science, which developed the method alongside the Hebrew University…
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