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Building community and clean air solutions

MIT Technology Review - AI
Jul 15, 2025 14:00
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Darren Riley’s personal experience with asthma in Detroit led him to recognize the significant impact of air pollution on marginalized communities. His story highlights the need for innovative solutions, such as AI-powered air quality monitoring, to address environmental health disparities and empower affected communities. This underscores AI's potential to drive social and environmental change.

When Darren Riley moved to Detroit seven years ago, he didn’t expect the city’s air to change his life—literally. Developing asthma as an adult opened his eyes to a much larger problem: the invisible but pervasive impact of air pollution on the health of marginalized communities. “I was fascinated about why we don’t have the…
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