Nairobi, March 13 -- In a ground-breaking endeavour to combat the spread of HIV and Aids among Kenyan youth, Dr Marilyn Ronoh, a lecturer in applied mathematics at the University of Embu, has pioneered an innovative solution: an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot designed to revolutionise HIV and Aids education.

She was inspired to develop a solution to cater to young people when she realised how vulnerable they were during her PhD research.

"Although there is over 68 per cent reduction of HIV infection in the general population, over 50 per cent of new HIV infections are contributed by youth between 15 to 24 years. So, this group has become a high-risk group like ex workers,'' Dr Ronoh explains in an interview with Nation.Africa.

He...