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The ethics of artificial intelligence and automation amid a global pandemic
Will a technological revolution entrench inequalities and lead to job losses, or can it be used to assist in delivering healthcare, asks OLIVIA BRIDGE

BRITAIN’S healthcare crisis has been catapulted centre stage recently as our beloved NHS warriors battle Covid-19 deprived of personal protective equipment.

Yet these indispensable heroes have long toiled exhausting hours, struggling under a lethal concoction of heightened demand and a lack of resources, a Brexodus of staff and the coronavirus pandemic is just icing on the crumbling cake. 

Vacancies are widespread. In social care, it is estimated shortages have spiralled to 122,000.

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