A Machine Learning Application for Raising WASH Awareness in the Times of COVID-19 Pandemic

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2003.07074v3
• Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:49:04 GMT
• Title: A Machine Learning Application for Raising WASH Awareness in the Times of COVID-19 Pandemic
• Authors: Rohan Pandey, Vaibhav Gautam, Ridam Pal, Harsh Bandhey, Lovedeep Singh Dhingra, Himanshu Sharma, Chirag Jain, Kanav Bhagat, Arushi, Lajjaben Patel, Mudit Agarwal, Samprati Agrawal, Rishabh Jalan, Akshat Wadhwa, Ayush Garg, Vihaan Misra, Yashwin Agrawal, Bhavika Rana, Ponnurangam Kumaraguru, Tavpritesh Sethi
• Abstract summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered the potential of digital misinformation in shaping the health of nations. We created WashKaro, a multi-pronged intervention for mitigating misinformation through conversational AI, machine translation and natural language processing. WashKaro provides the right information matched against WHO guidelines through AI, and delivers it in the right format in local languages.
• Score: 6.076596440682804
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered the potential of digital misinformation in shaping the health of nations. The deluge of unverified information that spreads faster than the epidemic itself is an unprecedented phenomenon that has put millions of lives in danger. Mitigating this Infodemic requires strong health messaging systems that are engaging, vernacular, scalable, effective and continuously learn the new patterns of misinformation. Objective: We created WashKaro, a multi-pronged intervention for mitigating misinformation through conversational AI, machine translation and natural language processing. WashKaro provides the right information matched against WHO guidelines through AI, and delivers it in the right format in local languages. Methods: We theorize (i) an NLP based AI engine that could continuously incorporate user feedback to improve relevance of information, (ii) bite sized audio in the local language to improve penetrance in a country with skewed gender literacy ratios, and (iii) conversational but interactive AI engagement with users towards an increased health awareness in the community. Results: A total of 5026 people who downloaded the app during the study window, among those 1545 were active users. Our study shows that 3.4 times more females engaged with the App in Hindi as compared to males, the relevance of AI-filtered news content doubled within 45 days of continuous machine learning, and the prudence of integrated AI chatbot Satya increased thus proving the usefulness of an mHealth platform to mitigate health misinformation. Conclusion: We conclude that a multi-pronged machine learning application delivering vernacular bite-sized audios and conversational AI is an effective approach to mitigate health misinformation.

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