AI For Good Lab
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In the news | The AI in Business Podcast
Channeling Enterprise AI ‘for Good’ in Responsible Data and Workflows – Juan Lavista Ferres
Today’s guest is Juan Lavista Ferres, Microsoft Chief Data Scientist and Corporate Vice President. Juan joins us on today’s program to talk about his new book AI for Good, which showcases his philosophy in driving AI capabilities toward altruistic and…
In the news | Science
To reduce wildlife deaths caused by fences, scientists are turning to AI
As many as 1 million kilometers of fence may crisscross the western United States, enough to stretch to the Moon and back. Erected over the past century, largely to contain livestock, the barbed and woven wire fences also hinder wildlife such as…
In the news | GeekWire
Real or Not? New Microsoft quiz targets deepfake AI images and we still can’t really tell the difference
A deepfake, as Microsoft defines it, is an AI generated image, video, or audio recording, typically used to spread false information. With advancements in AI technology, they’re getting harder and harder to detect, and that creates some concerning possibilities, especially as it relates to election integrity…
In the news | IT Web
Local AI model is melting pot for African languages
South African artificial intelligence (AI) research and product lab Lelapa AI has introduced its large language model (LLM) that aims to pioneer five African languages, as a start.
In the news | Microsoft on the Issues
Protecting the public from abusive AI-generated content
AI-generated deepfakes are realistic, easy for nearly anyone to make, and increasingly being used for fraud, abuse, and manipulation – especially to target kids and seniors. While the tech sector and non-profit groups have taken recent steps to address this…
In the news | Monocle
Meet the Writers, Juan M Lavista Ferres on AI for Good
In Microsoft’s pioneering AI For Good Lab, data scientists and researchers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to tackle disinformation, predict wildfires, track whales and even detect leprosy in vulnerable populations. But what are the dangers in AI being…
In the news | Microsoft YouTube
Addressing food malnutrition with Microsoft AI | Microsoft Nonprofits X Amref Health Africa
Amref Health Africa partners with Microsoft AI for Good and Kenya’s Ministry of Health to identify, address, and combat food malnutrition among children in Africa with the help of Microsoft AI technology.
In the news | Business Daily
Agriculture dominates AI use cases in Kenya, report shows
The ‘AI for Africa’ report published by the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA), an association of mobile network operators, shows that agriculture and food security takes up 49 percent of all AI deployments followed by climate action and energy…
In the news | Unlocked
The thread of memory
June 6, 1944, the beginning of the end: When Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy 80 years ago, they made history with their courage and sacrifice, which contributed to the liberation of France from Nazi Germany. In The Thread…