Artificial intelligence as an ally against disinformation and its application in disaster management in Rwanda

The government of Rwanda will soon scale up artificial intelligence technology aimed to strengthen disaster prevention and early warning, preparedness and efficient response to disasters.

Rwanda faces natural disasters such as floods, landslides, hailstorm, lightening, droughts and wind among others which claim lives of people and affect the national economy in general.

An artificial intelligence-based chatbot used through an application called “Line” has been developed to enable immediate rapid reactions, before, during and after disasters in Eastern African including Rwanda under the support of UNESCO and Japanese experts according to officials.

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