Dystopia or life-saver? This AI tracks human social distancing in real-time

As the pandemic continues its unprecedented spread across the world, researchers of all kinds are turning their resources to fighting the novel coronavirus. Landing AI, a relatively small company founded by noted computer scientist Andrew Ng, shared news last week of an AI-powered tool capable of analyzing real-time video to check if social distancing protocols are being observed properly. Landing AI's social distancing detection tool presents compelling evidence that technology research could be key in curbing the spread of COVID-19. While the tool is still in its early stages, Landing AI hopes sharing news of it now will encourage others to explore similar ideas. Until a vaccine becomes available, social distancing is the best tool we have in curbing the spread of the virus.