Just imagine your first day back to the office after months of isolation: Not only are you potentially exposed to the virus on your morning commute, but you're then presented with crowded elevators. As you enter the floor, you notice door handles that have likely been touched by dozens of others right before you, and confined workspaces that make it too easy to breach social distancing protocols. It's hardly a situation that would put your mind at ease, let alone one that would help you to get back into the swing of working in the office. That's why it's vital that organizations take strict and cautious measures when welcoming What many businesses don't realize is how artificial intelligence (AI) can power more general health and safety protocols to new heights. The technology can allow teams to gain the benefits of in-person collaboration in the safest possible way.

I don't have a pilot's license. None of these obstacles, however, stopped me from landing a small private jet recently at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, New York. OK, full confession: Actually, the plane landed itself. I merely pressed a single red button on the roof of the main cabin, transforming it into an autonomous aircraft. I was aboard a $2.75-million Cirrus Aircraft Vision Jet, newly outfitted with an aptly named safety system called Safe Return, which is in the final stages of getting approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.

An 81-year-old woman with dementia who was reported missing in North Carolina has been located by a sheriff's drone. Mary Brown, 81, said she became confused after she strolled to a nearby river. Officer Adam Krolfifer of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office used the police-issued drone to locate Brown just 25 minutes after receiving the report. Police discovered her Sunday morning in a cornfield hundreds of feet from her home in Asheboro, North Carolina. WATCH: 81-Year-Old North Carolina Woman Found Alive In Cornfield After Deputies Deploy Drone pic.twitter.com/nICWTSx1Ob