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Florence is the machine: New Zealand AI powers WHO’s stop-smoking avatar

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Florence is the machine: New Zealand AI powers WHO’s stop-smoking avatar

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Tuesday 14 July 2020, 03:12 PM
WHO’s ‘digital person’ Florence interacts with people wanting to quit smoking
“The WHO director-general launching Florence to the world is a massive shot in the arm for this type of AI technology” The WHO has adopted “Flor
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