Rajeev tells us that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help us fight the menace of the Coronavirus Pandemic. An exclusive for Different Truths.

No doubt Artificial Intelligence (AI) has helped humanity advance in a lot of ways.  During these times when humanity seems to be at a loss, AI can help to fill in the blanks.

l Using AI to Find Drugs that Help Fight Coronavirus

BenevolentAI, a London-based drug company, is using AI-powered knowledge graphs that have the capability to hold large amounts of scientific literature and biomedical research to find connections between the biological properties of the Coronavirus and other similar types of viruses for which there is already a cure.

BenevolentAI, a London-based drug company, is using AI-powered knowledge graphs that have the capability to hold large amounts of scientific literature and biomedical research to find connections between the biological properties of the Coronavirus and other similar types of viruses for which there is already a cure. Using the data gathered from these types of graphs, researchers can track down other viruses with similar properties and compare the remedies that were useful in curing those viruses.  Hence, these same treatment options can be used in experimenting a cure for Coronavirus.

l Helping to Predict Where the Viruses Could Spread Next

Using AI-automated demographic tools, the possibility of where the virus could spread next can be easily predicted.  The virtual map will have the heavily affected areas highlighted on their respective locations.  By taking note of this, it is easy to see which are the locations within close proximity to the hotspots that are more likely to get hit next if the affected area is not contained.

l Virtual HealthCare Assistants(Chatbots)

A Canadian-based AI, Stallion-AI, has built  multi-lingual healthcare bots, which answers questions closely related to the symptoms and preventative measures related to Coronavirus.  If you feel you have the virus, the bot will give you a selection of symptoms from which you can choose from

A Canadian-based AI, Stallion-AI, has built  multi-lingual healthcare bots, which

answers questions closely related to the symptoms and preventative measures related to Coronavirus.  If you feel you have the virus, the bot will give you a selection of symptoms from which you can choose from and then proceed to ask further questions based on who’ve you’ve interacted with, where you’ve been recently, to help people confirm whether or not they have the virus.

l AI Systems in Hospitals

AI systems are being implemented in hospitals to perform more contact based medical procedures such as body temperature checks and disinfecting hospital areas that have a lot of human traffic.  This helps to keep a distance between healthcare professionals and infected patients to reduce the risk of outbreak in hospitals.

l Mining Data from Public Pools

Data can be mined from anywhere on the Internet including social media websites, news magazines, blogs, etc, to gather information about the virus.  After collecting data from online, it can be collected in a pool and organised in such a way that researchers are able to gather information about its patterns

Data can be mined from anywhere on the Internet including social media websites, news magazines, blogs, etc, to gather information about the virus.  After collecting data from online, it can be collected in a pool and organised in such a way that researchers are able to gather information about its patterns, how it spreads, how different areas are using different methods in response to contain it, etc.  With the ability to mine and gather data comes the potential to have a better understanding, knowledge, and predictability of the virus.

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