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Petra Stock tell us the yarn of her piece "‘The robot will see you now’: Artificial intelligence in COVID-19 health care".

Robots have been enlisted to the front line of the pandemic worldwide, including in Victoria, where authorities have flagged trialling them in managing hotel quarantine. But in healthcare as in so many areas of previously human activity, the exploding use of artificial intelligence raises many questions. 

https://www.thecitizen.org.au/articles/the-robot-will-see-you-now-artificial-intelligence-in-covid-19-health-care

Guest - Petra Stock

Host - Fia Walsh

Producer - Jordyn Beazley

Radio Fodder producer - Mark Yin

Music - Daniel Birch

Graphic design - Rose Gertsakis

The Yarn is a weekly news and current affairs podcast showcasing some of the best student journalism at the University of Melbourne. Join host Fia Walsh as she sits down for a chat with reporters about their stories, covering topics from COVID to climate change, and spiders to soccer stars.