What is S.A.R.A.H.?

About S.A.R.A.H.:

• Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health (S.A.R.A.H.) is a digital health promoter prototype with enhanced empathetic response powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI).
• It is launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It aims to provide an additional tool for people to realize their rights to health, wherever they are.
• Features:
  • It is trained to provide information across major health topics, including healthy habits and mental health
  • It has the ability to support people in developing better understanding of risk factors for some of the leading causes of death in the world, including cancer, heart disease
  • It can help people access up-to-date information on quitting tobacco, being active, eating a healthy diet and de-stressing among other things. 
  • It can engage users 24 hours a day in 8 languages on multiple health topics, on any device. It is now powered by generative AI rather than a pre-set algorithm or script helping her to provide more accurate responses in real-time.

Q1: What is Generative AI?

It refers to deep-learning models that can take raw data and “learn” to generate statistically probable outputs when prompted. It is powered by foundation models (large AI models) that can multi-task and perform out-of-the-box tasks, including summarization, Q&A, classification, and more.

Source : WHO launches gen-AI powered digital health promoter S.A.R.A.H. for public health