Welcome back to our Bugging Beacon series. Today, we will be checking out the “brain” inside the lighthouse. When we think of Artificial Intelligence, we think about the image of automation, chatbots, or complex algorithms. However, it is very useful in the “storm” of a humanitarian crisis. Today, we will be checking out how AI helps the logistics of warm meals and medical care in tough situations.
Moving Beyond the “Best Guess”
Apart from using the historical data and manual reports to decide where to send supplies, the power of AI can be implemented to analyze fragmented data—from river gauge levels and other details. So it is more useful and helpful to supply the essential items.
The Three Pillars of AI-Driven Aid
AI has three pillars when we use it in tough situations, including Anticipatory Action and here machine learning models can predict flood-triggering scenarios days in advance. While Hyper-Localized Support and this will use AI “agents” to provide personalized assistance to refugees in their native languages. Finally, Damage Assessment at Scale and it is capable of scanning thousands of drone and satellite images in minutes to identify which specific buildings need structural repair.
The Human Override
With the power of AI, we can reduce the time spent on manual sorting and logistics. AI frees up human beings to do what they do best, like providing comfort, empathy, and direct care.
So this is how the power of Artificial Intelligence can be used to get help in crucial and tough situations.
