Non-profit Safety Regulator uses Machine Learning to Improve Public Safety

Innovation in data science and artificial intelligence / machine learning are more often than not associated with the latest news out of Silicon Valley. However, there are a growing (and arguably more important) number of applications of these incredible technological innovations in the non-profit sector, which are creating direct benefits for everyday people in communities across the globe. One example is Technical Safety BC, an independent, self-funded organization that oversees the safe installation and operation of technical systems and equipment across the province of British Columbia in Canada. The not-for-profit organization recently partnered with data science software maker Dataiku to introduce more sophisticated machine autonomy to their hazard identification process.