How AI Is Driving The Eradication Of Malaria
In this episode we are joined by Arnon Houri Yafin, an Israeli entrepreneur who is the founder of a company called Zzapp Malaria, which recently won the AI XPRIZE sponsored by IBM Watson.Their work in using AI to eliminate malaria in Africa is both interesting and inspirational.Episode SummaryMoving from malaria control to malaria eliminationHow Zzapp Malaria started and how investors were attractedThe use of drones, satellite imagery, topography, rain/humidity data and a new mobile appThe development of small neural networks to identify the potential for small water bodiesHow IBM Watson assisted with funding but also the machine learning modelsThe use of biology agents rather than chemicals to treat stagnant water bodiesThe NGO project in Ghana - reduced mosquitos by 60% in 100 daysLatest and biggest operation to date in São Tomé and PríncipeThe direct impact on the GDP of a country’s economy as a result of eliminating malariaHow malaria and poverty are interconnectedWinning the $3 million XPrize and how the money will be usedHow you can help by supporting Malaria No More and Only Nets