Some hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will receive one-time, direct cash payments of up to $1,500 on Friday. The nonprofit GiveDirectly is using AI to find low-income households in badly damaged areas and reaching out to them via an app used to manage SNAP benefits. GiveDirectly hopes the tech-forward model can inspire more cash relief programs for people affected by disasters.
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{URL}https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/ai-is-being-used-to-send-some-households-impacted-19862472.php{/URL}
{Author}By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA, Associated Press{/Author}
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