After the Earthquake, They Used A.I. to Mobilize Aid
As volunteers struggled to get supplies to quake victims in Colombia, a few tech workers built an app to map and organize the sprawling relief effort.
TL;DR
- A 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia caused widespread disruption to essential services.
- Civilian efforts to provide aid were haphazard and disorganized.
- A tech entrepreneur used AI to rapidly develop a website to map and organize donation points and aid distribution.
- The AI-driven solution aimed to address shortcomings in the government's disaster response.
- The earthquake resulted in over 300 deaths and 4,500 injuries, primarily in a poverty-stricken, remote region.