Conversational AI becomes the unlikely hero during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Hindu
As India hunts for COVID-19 resources such as oxygen cylinders and hospital beds, technologists leverage conversational AI — such as Introbot AI and CovidIndResBot — to create an online space for real-time responses with a touch of personability
(Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click to subscribe for free.) Utkarsh Roy is on the road to recovery from COVID-19 in his home in Chhattisgarh. He feels exhausted with the constant news of new cases in his immediate circle. But the engineer powers through, as he and his Introbot AI co-founder, Divyaansh Anuj, are working round the clock updating and streamlining this WhatsApp-based conversational Artificial Intelligence that has been repurposed as a COVID Helpline bot to help people find verified critical medical resources such as oxygen cylinders and hospital beds in real-time across India.More Related News
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