LOS ANGELES IS USING AI IN A PILOT PROGRAM TO TRY TO PREDICT HOMELESSNESS AND ALLOCATE AID

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The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is using predictive AI to prevent homelessness, identifying at-risk individuals to provide aid and successfully keeping 86% of participants housed. The program, initiated in 2021, has assisted nearly 800 households with over $4,000 in support each. Despite concerns over privacy and ethics, the AI initiative shows promise in addressing California's climbing homelessness crisis.