Cost-effective AI system can help combat one of SA's biggest killers

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Cost-effective AI system can help combat one of SA's biggest killers

Air quality has become one of the most important public health issues in Africa. Poor air quality kills more people globally every year than HIV, TB and malaria combined.

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Air pollution makes people less productive because they get headaches and feel tired.

[The Conversation]

 

[Bliksis]

Just had to chuck AI in there.

 

[Arthur]

What on earth is AI about this air quality detector? Or do we now use "AI" to describe any system that has a microprocessor?

Seems AI is causing the death of NI. Sigh.

 

[Gordon_R]

Just had to chuck AI in there.

AI is all around, it's in the AI-r that we breathe... /s

 

[r00igev@@r]

Fact check: I'd blame the mother in laws...

 

[FiestaST]

AI 'R Us mos.

 

[mypetcow]

Fact check: I'd blame the mother in laws...

While tech like this is a nice to have it’s the laws that need to be put in place. Both on exhaust emissions, factory and power station station emissions. If we keep exempting everything in the name of ‘we’ve always done it this way’ it will be at the expense of all our health

 

[Vorastra]

Just had to chuck AI in there.

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[B-1]

We already know the air quality is bad my phone even tells me. What has been done about it?

 

[RobZ]

Interesting Approach :
I have questions


From a pure hardware tech pov:

1. Air Quality :
   1. What exact metrics can the sensor provide? differentiation between natural (veld fires) vs industrial cause of particle count ?
2. Air Quality Sensor :
   1. Do the Air quality sensors degrade over time? covered with soot ect?
   2. Does the system provide this metric ( degradation ? )
   3. Can the sensing units be maintained?
3. Power :
   1. How are the units Powered? I presume Solar & lithium Cell ?
   2. Does the Dashboard keep track of battery health ( discharge & charge cycles, charge capacity degradfation over time.
4. Distribution:
   1. Can I host a sensor?

Great Research Project, kind of jealous i never thought of something like this for my Dissertation.