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The race to build climate-resilient coral reefs

Chris Lovenko

January 29, 2024 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Australia

Researchers and conservationists around the world are finding ways to help coral reefs grow quicker and survive the warming ocean temperatures caused by climate change. The Australian company Coral Maker is using artificial intelligence and robots to mass produce concrete skeletons for coral to grow on, and the Coral Restoration Foundation is growing coral on floating "trees."

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AI is helping school districts navigate bus driver shortages

Alex Fitzpatrick

January 25, 2024 |

Axios |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

HopSkipDrive is a transportation company with an artificial intelligence tool that helps schools across the United States optimize their bus routes around driver shortages. The company uses a combination of traditional bus rides and passenger cars operated by its drivers to improve on-time arrival rates and reduce absenteeism.

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Google DeepMind's weather AI can forecast extreme weather faster and more accurately

Melissa Heikkilä

November 14, 2023 |

MIT Technology Review |

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Response Location: United States

An artificial intelligence model called GraphCast uses historical weather data to find patterns and make predictions about extreme weather events like hurricanes faster and more accurately than the current best methods.

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AI bots are helping 911 dispatchers with their workload

Amanda Hernández

October 16, 2023 |

Stateline |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

To reduce 911 dispatcher workloads, several U.S. municipalities have integrated AI technology to triage and coordinate responses to non-emergency calls, resulting in more efficient support for callers and less stress on telecommunication workers.

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Los Angeles is using AI to predict who might become homeless and help before they do

Jennifer Ludden

October 04, 2023 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Homelessness Prevention Unit of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services launched a pilot program that uses artificial intelligence to make predictions about who is most likely to experience homelessness by tracking data like arrests, sign-ups for public benefits like food aid and emergency room visits so the county can step in to offer help before that happens. In over two years, the program has helped 560 people secure housing and avoid homelessness and a large majority of them have managed to maintain that housing.

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La primera planta de tratamiento de aguas con microalgas

Florencia Luján

September 28, 2023 |

+Comunidad |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

Una iniciativa público-privada impulsada por la Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (FAUBA), busca tratar aguas residuales urbanas y producir biofertilizantes a partir de organismos que se utilizan para suplementos dietarios humanos y animales.

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Bank of America Is Using AI and Metaverse to Train New Hires

Katherine Doherty

July 13, 2023 |

Bloomberg |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Bank of America is training its employees with virtual reality and artificial intelligence. The immersive program runs them through simulations of scenarios they might encounter on the job such as an upset customer or a bank robbery. The new method helps employees learn faster and makes them more comfortable performing tasks.

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In addressing the health system inequalities, Nigeria has a lot to learn from Malawi and South Africa

Abdulwasiu Mujeeb

June 21, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Malawi

In an effort to improve inequities in access to healthcare, the local government partnered with forces in Germany to create a drone project that uses artificial intelligence to deliver medical supplies to remote, rural areas, including antibiotics, pregnancy tests and pain medicine. So far this collaboration has carried out 166 supply deliveries.

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OnePointOne is Arizona's newest sustainable vertical farm

Scianna Garcia Samantha Chow

January 09, 2023 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Avondale, Arizona

OnePointOne farm uses vertical farming techniques to grow nutrient-dense, seasonal produce year-round. The farm operates on artificial intelligence and robots tend to the plants. Vertical farming also uses less water and can produce significantly more crops than standard horizontal farms — specifically 250 more plants per acre than traditional farms.

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A non-profit is using artificial intelligence to link blood donors

Tijani Abdulkabeer

August 02, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

J Blood Match uses an Artificial Intelligence program-bot embedded into the social media platforms Telegram and Facebook messenger to connect unpaid blood donors to recipients in need.

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