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In the news | Forbes
An AI Model Tested In The Ukraine War Is Helping Assess Damage From The Hawaii Wildfires
Using satellite imagery by Planet, a Microsoft AI tool compared the pictures before and after the fire and made maps to help organizations like the Red Cross assess the damages.
In the news | BBC News
Fighting forest fires with technology
Juan Lavista Ferres, chief data scientist at Microsoft's AI For Good Lab, tells Tech Life how artificial intelligence can help predict wildfires.
In the news | Maui News
Lahaina Wildfire Damage Evaluated Using Microsoft’s AI Solutions
Following the Lahaina wildfire’s impact, Microsoft’s AI for Good Research Lab has leveraged advanced AI solutions to help assess the damage incurred by the disaster. Juan M. Lavista Ferres, Chief Scientist and Lab Director at Microsoft AI for Good Research…
In the news | Geekwire
Microsoft AI tool reveals swath of devastation from Maui wildfire
In Maui’s historic town of Lahaina, more than half of the community’s 2,810 buildings have been damaged by a wildfire that this week obliterated the landscape. More than 1,200 of the impacted structures were essentially destroyed. That’s according to research by…
In the news | LinkedIn Story
Fighting wildfire with AI
As we think about the growing wildfire season around the world and its impact on people and the planet, it’s easy to feel powerless. But AI can help.
In the news | LinkedIn
Launch of African Innovation Council
This week in Nairobi, Microsoft joined with our partner organizations to officially launch the Africa AI Innovation Council. The event brought together a visionary group of African leaders from the government, private, and nonprofit sectors to explore the transformative potential…
In the news | AI for Good Insider
“We bring the AI talent to those problems and we partner with those subject matter experts” – A conversation with Juan Lavista Ferres, VP & Chief Data
AI is not just transforming the digital world, it is increasingly being leveraged to solve some of the most pressing global issues. One such organization spearheading this charge is Microsoft (opens in new tab), through its AI for Good Research Lab. At…
In the news | Yahoo! News
Breast cancer detection, language learning, sustainability: Can AI help humanity?
While some believe AI could steal jobs or even destroy humanity, others think the technology could improve quality of life for people across the planet.
In the news | DeepLearning.AI
A conversation with Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab Director: Juan Lavista Ferres
AI is emerging as a powerful tool to aid in addressing some of the world’s most complex challenges. Our new specialization, AI for Good, aims to expand the community of people who are equipped to combine human and machine intelligence…