Interesting AI/ML Articles You Should Read This Week (Oct 24)

Awais briefly explores the AI applications and technologies that government bodies and agencies in China recruited to curb the spread of Covid19, whilst maintaining a form of functioning society for its citizens. China use of its mass surveillance system has always been a subject of controversy when it comes to the handling of personal privacy. Awais explores the benefits that this once frowned upon method of citizen governing and monitoring is the reason why China's handling of the Covid-19 crisis better than certain nations around the globe, even though initially reported cases of Covid-19 originated in China. AI technology, big data and robots were more than instrumental in the effective tackling of the spread of Covid-19 within China. Awais mentions the utilisation of various forms of AI-based technology such as facial recognition, mask detection and heat reading, to monitor, alert and inform citizens on all Covid-19 related cases in their local vicinity.