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Here’s why Canada’s parents and grandparents reunification program is problematic

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s recent announcement that it’s accepting 10,000 sponsorship applications under the Parent and Grandparents Program (PGP) comes with an important caveat. Due to persistent backlog, invitations will only be sent to the 17,860 potential sponsors who submitted an interest-to-sponsor application back in 2020. While good news for some, it means yet […]

91ÑÇÉ«-led safe water tool nearly three times more effective than standard practice, new study finds

A new study finds a dramatic increase in safe drinking water when a machine learning-enabled tool created by 91ÑÇÉ« researchers is used to optimize chlorination levels in refugee camp water supplies. Lead author Syed Imran Ali says that the new study shows that the Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) vastly out-performs status-quo guidelines for safe water supply in humanitarian response.

AI-generated misinformation can create confusion and hinder responses during emergencies

In one of the first communications of its kind, the British Columbia Wildfire Service has issued a warning to residents about viral, AI-generated fake wildfire images circulating online. Judging by comments made by viewers on social media, some people did not realize the images were not authentic. As more advanced generative AI (genAI) tools become […]