The COVID-19 pandemic tested healthcare systems, governments, and people around the world, but it also tested data science and AI. Visualization dashboards proliferated, the number of cases updated hourly, and predictive models abounded. Everyone wondered if the models could predict…
COVID-19 brought a lot of technologies to the forefront, but AI was perhaps the most obvious example of technology that went from “cool, but” to “this is actually pretty useful right now.” AI was used for everything from contact tracing…
Before we dive in, a quick word on what COVID did beyond the immediate medical response. Beyond the news stories about infection rates and ICU capacity, COVID-19 altered the fabric of our daily lives, how we communicate, date, work, and…