VentureBeat March 21, 2020
Though Alexa and Google Assistant can answer some questions related to COVID-19, both AI assistants are currently incapable of delivering responses to many common questions from Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Both assistants failed to correct a number of falsehoods or clarify unknowns related to the spread of the coronavirus, like whether hot weather kills it, or the myth that you don’t have COVID-19 if you can hold your breath for 10 seconds.
Amid widespread fear, testing of drugs like hydroxychloroquine, and the intentional spread of misinformation by Russia and other state actors, serving up accurate answers to common questions is an essential part of the global fight against a novel disease that could...
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