Artificial intelligence could detect speech samples in which a speaker appears to be infected with Omicron with 80% accuracy, providing an inexpensive way to track cases
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January 19, 2023
Researchers suggest that monitoring audio clips on sites like YouTube could be a relatively quick and inexpensive way to track coronavirus cases within communities. shutter stock
Artificial intelligence can detect if a YouTuber is infected with a variant of the omicron coronavirus with up to 80% accuracy. Voice changes aren’t considered a major symptom of coronavirus infection, but the researchers behind the AI claim the results suggest a subtle “Omicron-specific laryngitis.” increase.
Monitoring audio samples uploaded to social media could be a relatively quick and inexpensive way to track coronavirus cases…
