Opinion: Don't want to tell your customers to mask up? Try using artificial intelligence
Print Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, plenty of evidence has emerged that wearing face masks cuts down on disease transmission and saves lives. Yet even in cities and states that have mandated mask use, compliance in the United States has been ... unenthusiastic. And good luck finding a law enforcement officer eager to enforce those mandates. So here’s an idea: Why not enlist the help of artificial intelligence to nudge people to mask up? The Seattle software company RealNetworks has developed an app and data platform that aims to promote mask use and address the safety concerns o...