‘We were seeing AI being used extensively before Covid-19, and during Covid-19 you’re seeing an increase in the use of some types of tools,’ noted Meredith Whittaker, a distinguished research scientist at New York University in the US and co-founder of AI Now Institute, which carries out research examining the social implications of AI.

‘We were seeing AI being used extensively before Covid-19, and during Covid-19 you’re seeing an increase in the use of some types of tools,’ noted Meredith Whittaker, a distinguished research scientist at New York University in the US and co-founder of AI Now Institute, which carries out research examining the social implications of AI.