Examples of AI as a force for social good

John Leonard
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Nesta in Scotland showcases a number of projects in which humans and AI work as a team

News stories about AI tend to dwell on dystopian projections, be they job losses, ever-increasing surveillance, increased alienation, or, at the apocalyptic extreme, robots throwing off their shack...

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