No. 260: Integrating AI into Civil Protection

Author(s): Kevin Kohler, Benjamin Scharte
Series Editor(s): Lisa Watanabe, Julian Kamasa, Fabien Merz, Benno Zogg
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 260
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2020

Whether by predicting the global spread of the novel coronavirus originating from China or detecting wildfires in California, the use of artificial intelligence in civil protection promises to improve the prevention of, response to, and recovery from disasters. However, getting there requires rethinking data silos and assessing high-risk applications.

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