AI applications in disaster management

AI is very quickly finding its way across industries and activities. While calls to regulate it continue to be at the forefront of the public debate across the globe we explore how AI tools can be used to manage complex events such as disasters. However, as the recent events in Morocco and Lybia demonstrate, a rich vs. poor nations divide exists that potentially hampers its use in parts of the world where it would bring the greatest benefits.

In this article written together with Irene Proto and Chiara Munno and hosted by About Resilience, we attempt to review, with humbleness not being AI specialists, the scientific literature to explore how AI's applications can be used before, during, and after disasters.

In the conclusions, we offer readers our own personal reflections on the topic.