Global Readiness of Language Technology for Healthcare: What would it Take to Combat the Next Pandemic?. (arXiv:2204.02790v1 [cs.CY])

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out both the best and worst of language
technology (LT). On one hand, conversational agents for information
dissemination and basic diagnosis have seen widespread use, and arguably, had
an important role in combating the pandemic. On the other hand, it has also
become clear that such technologies are readily available for a handful of
languages, and the vast majority of the global south is completely bereft of
these benefits. What is the state of LT, …

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