By pillars
Stories by pillar
Five big areas where people are putting AI to work for others. Each pillar groups its stories by topic.
Health 13 stories Real projects using AI to find disease earlier and bring care closer to people who live far from doctors. Latest: A Pretoria startup took its tuberculosis X-ray AI nearly four kilometers down a South African gold mine Environment and climate 16 stories AI that warns of floods and heat, watches over forests and oceans, and helps farmers and communities adapt. Latest: UNICEF is testing a tool that estimates how many children a hurricane could reach before it lands Inclusion 12 stories AI that opens doors for people too often left out: disabled people, speakers of small languages, women and girls. Latest: Nonverbal children in Manipur get AI voices made from their own hums and their family's accent Education 6 stories AI that helps students learn and teachers teach, especially where schools have the least. Latest: Can AI help Kenyan teachers meet every child at their reading level? A pilot in Kitui County Poverty and livelihoods 3 stories AI that helps people find food, work, a home and the public services they are owed. Latest: Los Angeles County phones people at risk of losing their homes. A computer model decides who gets the call.