• Real-time water quality monitors installed at wild swimming spots in southern England

    Real-time water quality monitors installed at wild swimming spots in southern England
    AI-based system designed to help people assess immediate risk of getting ill from water polluted with bacteriaReal-time water quality monitors are being installed at wild swimming spots and beaches across southern England to help people assess their immediate risk of getting ill from polluted water.Wessex Water is installing sensors at three freshwater sites in Dorset, Somerset and Hampshire, plus two coastal sites in Bournemouth, after a successful pilot study at Warleigh Weir near Bath. Here,
  • The world is not quite ready for ‘digital workers’

    The world is not quite ready for ‘digital workers’
    CEO Sarah Franklin got such intense pushback on her company’s plans that she suspended them after three daysOne thing seems for sure: people are not ready for “digital workers” just yet.That’s the lesson learned by Sarah Franklin, the CEO of Lattice, a human resources and performance management platform that offers performance coaching, talent reviews, onboarding automation, compensation management and a host of other HR tools to more than 5,000 organizations around the w
  • GPs use AI to boost cancer detection rates in England by 8%

    GPs use AI to boost cancer detection rates in England by 8%
    ‘C the Signs’ artificial intelligence program scans medical records to increase likelihood of spotting cancersArtificial intelligence that scans GP records to find hidden patterns has helped doctors detect significantly more cancer cases.The rate of cancer detection rose from 58.7% to 66.0% at GP practices using the “C the Signs” AI tool. This analyses a patient’s medical record to pull together their past medical history, test results, prescriptions and treatments,