AI system can predict child malnutrition before it strikes

Kenya is grappling with a child malnutrition crisis. Nearly 350,000 children under five suffer from acute malnutrition, a condition that severely weakens their immune systems. Some regions report malnutrition rates as high as 25 percent.

Now, a team from University of Southern California (USC), Microsoft AI for Good Lab, Amref Health Africa, and Kenya’s Ministry of Health has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict malnutrition up to six months ahead.

AI predicts…