Earth threw humanity a curveball in early 2020 with the emergence of the ultra-contagious SarsCoV-2 virus from China and its spread around the world. Over the ensuing months, hundreds of millions of people would be infected with COVID-19, millions would die, and billions more would be impacted by unprecedented economic shutdowns imposed by governments in attempt to stop the spread.
It was an all-hands-on-deck moment for organizations of all types, including national, state, and local governments; for-profit companies; and universities and research institutions. Enormous amounts of public and private capital were dedicated to fighting COVID-19, and big data, analytics, and AI played a central role in the battle.
Keywords: AI / Machine Learning • Analytics • Big Data • COVID • covid-19