US EditionUN food aid deliveries by AI robots could begin next year
- AI-Enabled robotic vehicles could be used to deliver food parcels to conflict and disaster zones as early as next year, aiming to protect the lives of humanitarian workers.
- Attacks against aid workers have increased in recent years, making it dangerous to send in human drivers or staff. Using robotic vehicles could be a safer alternative.
- The vehicles, which can carry 1-2 tonnes of food, were first developed during the battle for Syria's Aleppo. The World Food Programme plans to test the vehicles without drivers in South Sudan next year.
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UN plans to use robots for food aid deliveries
GENEVA: AI-powered robotic vehicles could deliver food parcels to conflict and disaster zones by as early as next year in a move aimed to spare the lives of humanitarian workers, a World Food Programme (WFP) official said. Attacks against aid workers have intensified in recent years amid the highest number of violent conflicts since World War II, according to the United Nations. WFP, the UN’s food aid agency, alone lost three workers earlier thi…
UN to deliver humanitarian aid with AI robots next year
Robotic vehicles equipped with artificial intelligence could deliver food packages to areas affected by armed conflict and natural disasters as early as next year. The aim is to protect humanitarian agency employees from deadly danger, said a representative of the World Food Programme (WFP).
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UN food aid deliveries by AI robots could begin next year
GENEVA, Switzerland – AI-powered robotic vehicles could deliver food parcels to conflict and disaster zones by as early as next year in a move aimed to spare the lives of humanitarian workers, a World Food Programme (WFP) official told Reuters. Attacks against aid workers have intensified in recent years amid the highest number of violent conflicts since World War II, according to the United Nations. WFP, the UN’s food aid agency, alone lost thr…
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