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FEATURE : AI

Ericsson recognized for leveraging AI to synthesize COVID-19 medical research

Ericsson has been recognized by the Global Business Alliance for its work leveraging AI to synthesize the vast amount of medical research into COVID-19 .

The Global Business Alliance ( GBA ) has

recognized Ericsson for its innovative contribution to combating the COVID-19 pandemic . Throughout the pandemic , GBA members have utilized their expertise , resources and dedicated employees to combat the COVID-19 pandemic . “ What ’ s amazing about Ericsson ’ s story is how they mobilized their highly-skilled workforce to share their technical expertise in Deep Learning to help researchers better understand this disease ,” said Nancy McLernon , President and CEO of the GBA . At the onset of the pandemic in the US , more than 350 Ericsson employees came together virtually as a volunteer team , leveraging automation and Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) techniques to create tools to accurately utilize the ever-growing set of academic papers published on the COVID-19 virus .
In just 27 days , the team completed and submitted a solution for all nine tasks included within the federal

WHAT ’ S AMAZING ABOUT ERICSSON ’ S STORY IS HOW THEY MOBILIZED THEIR HIGHLY- SKILLED WORKFORCE TO SHARE THEIR TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN DEEP LEARNING TO HELP RESEARCHERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS DISEASE .

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