IBM Launches ‘Watson Assistant for Citizens’ to Quickly Address Covid-19 Queries

IBM is offering its AI platform ‘Watson Assistant for Citizens’ free of cost for at least 90 days globally, which will provide reliable information on covid-19 related queries.
Watson Assistant for Citizens is available in English and Spanish and 11 other languages.
In India, Watson Assistant will respond to answer queries in English and Hindi.
Watson Assistant for Citizens will leverage currently available data from external sources such as Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and other government sources for prevention & treatment related guidance, citizen welfare schemes in India, as well as global resources such as World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).
According to IBM, due to huge information requests from citizens, the waiting times for COVID-19 related queries are exceeding two hours.
This AI-powered virtual agent will help governments to deliver accurate information to their citizens.