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episode okay so forget those Killer
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Robots from the movies for a minute
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right let's talk about about how AI is
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actually being used to tackle some of
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the world's well really big problems
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yeah absolutely you know you sent me a
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bunch of super interesting articles
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about this whole AI for good thing yeah
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and I think we should like dive into
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some of the most uh impactful projects
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that are happening right now definitely
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yeah there's so much to cover everything
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from climate change and healthare to
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stuff like you know poverty and even
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human rights it's amazing how broad the
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applications are yeah totally so by the
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end of this uh deep dive I guess you
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could call it yeah I think people will
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not only get the how of it all but also
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the why you know like why these
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initiatives matter so much for sure and
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hopefully they get that same like buzz
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I'm getting about ai's potential to you
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know really make a difference exactly
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yeah I'm definitely feeling that he
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pretty inspiring to see how AI isn't
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just you know automating tasks anymore
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it's offering totally new Solutions
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right like stuff that wouldn't even be
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possible otherwise so one of the things
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that really stood out to me yeah was
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that article you sent about uh AI being
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used in Wildlife Conservation oh yeah
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that's not the first thing that pops
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into your head when you think AI
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definitely not but it's really cool how
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it's being used like to monitor
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endangered species in ways that were
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just well unimaginable before yeah there
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was that example about the elephants in
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Kenya right exactly researchers are
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using these like AI powered cameras that
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can identify each individual elephant W
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by their unique features it's like
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elephant facial recognition or something
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that's crazy and it's all to track their
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movements and help with anti- poaching
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efforts which is huge yeah absolutely
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vital and you know it's not just
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protecting animals either AI is also
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being used to uh fight pollution which
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is another massive issue right I was
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reading about that IBM green Horizon
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initiative it's pretty amazing oh yeah
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that one's fascinating it uses AI to
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actually forecast pollution levels oh
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and uh it even suggests preventative
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measures so instead of just reacting to
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pollution after it happens we can
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actually try to stop it before it even
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starts exactly it's a totally different
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way of thinking about it like imagine
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being able to use AI to pinpoint the
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pollution hotspots optimize waste
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management or even design smarter
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transportation systems that sounds too
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good to be true well the technology is
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still developing yeah but the potential
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is huge totally you know I've been
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noticing this theme of optimization with
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AI a lot and it's playing a big role in
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agriculture too which is another area
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that needs some serious Innovation for
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sure feeding a growing population
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sustainably is a a major challenge
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absolutely did you get a chance to look
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at that article about Google's AI for
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agricultural Solutions yeah I did it's
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amazing how they're using AI to predict
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crop diseases and like optimize farming
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practices it's my blowing right it is
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they can help farmers get so much more
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out of their land while using less water
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and pesticides that's incredible it's
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about working with nature not against it
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so important for a sustainable future
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absolutely and it's not just our
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physical world that's being
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revolutionized by AI but healthcare too
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totally one thing that really struck me
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was uh how AI can help bring healthc
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care to remote areas oh absolutely that
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article about zipline and their drone
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delivery system that was incredible it's
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pretty crazy to think that an AI powered
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drone could deliver like life-saving
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vaccines to a remote Village in just a
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few hours it's remarkable it was
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practically science fiction just a few
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years ago totally it shows you how fast
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things are moving for sure and then
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there's how AI is transforming disease
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detection and treatment too like with
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IBM Watson Health which is helping with
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diagnosis that could be huge for early
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detection definitely early detection is
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often key especially with things like
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cancer right and deep mind is using a AI
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to predict protein structures which can
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speed up drug development oh that's a
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fascinating one so basically proteins
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are these like super complex molecules
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yeah I remember that from biology class
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right but their 3D structure determines
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how they function and by predicting
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those structures AI can help scientists
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figure out how diseases work and then
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develop more effective treatments wow
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that's incredible so AI is basically
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accelerating scientific discovery
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exactly it's pretty mind-blowing it is
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and of course we can't forget about the
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role AI played in the whole covid-19
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pandemic right being used to track
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outbreaks predict how the virus would
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spread and even speed up vaccine
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development it really showed us the
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power of AI to you know respond to
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Global Health crisis absolutely so
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moving on to a different but equally
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important issue I was really interested
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in how AI is being used in poverty
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alleviation yeah that's a huge area
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where AI can have a massive impact for
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sure the way it's transforming micr
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Finance is pretty eye openening
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definitely so AI models are being used
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to help micr Finance institutions assess
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credit risk okay so it's making it
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possible for more people in need to
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access loans and other Financial
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Services which can be you know
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life-changing for people who are trying
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to escape poverty absolutely it gives
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them the tools and resources they need
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to you know break out of that cycle
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exactly it's about empowerment and
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there's AI power job matching and skills
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development which is pretty cool too oh
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yeah these platforms that connect people
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in underserved communities with job
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opportunities and some even offer
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personalized skills training based on
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what's in demand in the job market wow
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that's amazing it's all about making
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sure everyone has a fair shot at success
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no matter where they come from I love
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that and uh let's not forget about
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education right education is key AI is
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making a huge difference there too you
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know with platforms like dualingo and
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Sentry Tech yeah they're personalizing
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the whole learning experience so cool
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and they can adapt to individual needs
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which makes learning more engaging and
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effective and more fun too I bet yeah
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definitely makes you actually want to
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learn for sure and what about um AI
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breaking down language barriers I mean
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that's huge for Education too right oh
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absolutely think about it Learning
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Materials can be translated into
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countless languages making education
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accessible to well practically anyone in
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the world it's like democ iing knowledge
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exactly okay so shifting gears a bit
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again let's talk about Disaster Response
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and humanitarian Aid okay yeah that
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article about AI predicting and tracking
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natural disasters was really fascinating
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yeah those are the ones that really hit
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home for sure I think it mentioned how
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AI predictions actually helped evacuate
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people before a major hurricane yep it
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did those stories really stick with you
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it's like a real reminder of how AI can
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actually save lives it's powerful stuff
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and it's not just prediction either the
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UN world food program is using AI to
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assess needs after disasters oh wow so
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they can get Aid to the people who need
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it most that's incredible it's all about
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you know using technology to make a
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tangible difference when it matters most
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speaking of which I'm really intrigued
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by the whole smart city concept you know
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and how AI plays into infrastructure
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it's a fascinating area so smart cities
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are using AI to manage things like uh
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traffic flow waste disposal
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and even energy consumption so imagine a
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city with no traffic jams right where
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all the resources are being used
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responsibly and efficiently it's kind of
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a utopian Vision it is but AI is making
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it more and more achievable totally and
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the article also mentioned how AI is
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being used to manage Water Resources in
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drier areas yeah that's vital especially
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with climate change making droughts more
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frequent exactly AI systems are helping
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to ensure people have access to clean
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drinking water yeah and to manage those
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uh increasingly common droughts it's
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amazing how adaptable this technology is
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right so versatile and then there's a
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role AI plays in upholding human rights
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and Justice which is uh incredibly
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important absolutely that's something we
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can't Overlook for sure that article
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about forign was really heavy you know
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the organization using data analysis to
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fight human trafficking networks yeah
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it's a tough subject is but it's vital
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work it's encouraging to see how AI is
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being used to expose these criminal
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activities and help rescue victims
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absolutely and there's also the use of
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AI to provide access to Legal Aid oh
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yeah those AI tools are empowering
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people who might not be able to afford a
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lawyer right so it's making sure that
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Justice isn't something that's limited
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by your income exactly access to Justice
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should be a fundamental right I
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completely agree yeah and finally we
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have to talk about the impact AI is
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having on Mental Health yeah that's an
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area with huge potential it could really
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be a game changer for sure
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like those AI powered apps like wobot
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mhm they offer accessible mental health
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support and they're especially helpful
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in places where you know access to
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therapists is limited right it's like
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having a resource you can turn to
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whenever you need it exactly so when you
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look at everything we talked about it's
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clear that AI isn't just about
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automating things it has the potential
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to create a better more Equitable World
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absolutely we've seen how it's
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addressing so many of the challenges
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we're facing and we're only scratching
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ing the surface it makes you wonder what
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other problems we could solve with AI
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right for sure the possibilities are
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endless it's really inspiring and I
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think it gives us hope that this
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technology can be used for good yeah I
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totally agree it's an exciting time to
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see how human Ingenuity and AI can work
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together to shape a better future
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couldn't have said it better myself it's
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all about using it wisely and ethically
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right exactly making sure it benefits
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everyone couldn't agree more well on
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that note I think we've covered a lot of
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ground today yeah we have it's been a
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fascinating Deep dive into the world of
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AI for good totally agree it's amazing
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to see the positive impact AI is already
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having absolutely and I think it's just
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the beginning so thanks for joining me
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on this journey everyone yeah thanks for
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having me it's been a great conversation
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and for all of you listening I hope this
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has sparked your curiosity about the
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potential of AI to make a real
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difference I hope so too because the
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future is well it's looking pretty
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bright couldn't agree more all right
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that's it for today see you all next
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time see you bye bye
