AI Helps Assess Malnutrition in Children, Researchers Find

Scientists have created a new way to check if children are malnourished using artificial intelligence, or AI.

They developed a system called DomainAdapt that analyzes photos of children to estimate their health.

This new method can measure things like height and weight, and also tell if a child is underweight or has other problems.

This is better than older methods because it's faster and can be used in more places, especially where resources are limited.

The AI uses a special collection of pictures called AnthroVision to learn and get better at identifying malnutrition.

This new approach should help healthcare workers and make it easier to provide the right care for kids.