Artificial intelligence may be pandemic lifesaver... one day

14 Sept 10:01 Key points summarised by AI

AI systems like HealthMap and Dataminr detected early signals of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan on December 30, days before official WHO alerts, demonstrating AI's potential for accelerated pandemic warnings.
While AI excels at tracking epidemics by analyzing diverse data sources (e.g., social media, airline bookings), experts emphasize the crucial role of human oversight for critical decisions due to AI's limitations and the complexity of new diseases.
AI is actively assisting in pandemic response by tracking disease progression via anonymized smartphone data, monitoring social distancing, and rapidly analyzing thousands of research articles to identify potential treatments.
Challenges remain in applying AI to drug development due to lengthy testing times and in balancing the collection of crucial health data for outbreak detection with patient privacy concerns.

Six injured after car smashes into On Nut shopping mall

Today 22:44 Key points summarised by AI

A 67-year-old woman accidentally drove her car through the glass frontage of a Bangkok shopping mall, injuring six people, including an 81-year-old woman and a 6-year-old girl.
The driver claimed she panicked and pressed the accelerator instead of the brake; she apologized and pledged insurance coverage along with additional financial aid to the victims.