Analysis

November 28, 2018

AI is aiding refugees

Software ‘Annie’ helps relocate refugees to increase their quality of life


Max Traeger

2 min read

It is 2018 and computer programs are now assigning people new lives. Economists at Oxford University alarmed by the Mediterranean refugee crisis have been using complex computational tools to work out where to settle refugees.

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