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As an indispensable force in the fight against the epidemic, why is artificial intelligence so magical?
【Date：2020.05.07 Source：CG English Web】
As an indispensable force in the fight against the epidemic, why is artificial intelligence so magical ?
In 2020, artificial intelligence (AI) application, from the unmanned aerial vehicle responsible for monitoring overhead, the robots that helped police patrol in the community, to cloud computing that completed virus genome sequencing, has been widely used in all aspects of public events and has stimulated the research and development enthusiasm, making AI technology an indispensable force in the fight against the epidemic.
During the COVID-19 epidemic, we have witnessed the diversified participation of AI in the epidemic prevention. The medical AI route of "AI+ drug development" has also attracted more and more attention.
On January 29, Alibaba Cloud Computing Co. Ltd announced that they will make all AI computing open free to public scientific research institutions across the world, so as to accelerate the research and development of new drugs and vaccines for COVID-19.
It is reported that the research and development of innovative drugs starts with identifying the causes of diseases, identifying drug targets for diseases, discovering new molecules or compounds in laboratories. Only after knowing their safety, toxic reactions and the metabolic processes, parts and effects in animals through in vitro experiments and animal experiments and verifying that it is safe and effective with controllable quality after first human trial, and phase I, phase II, and phase III clinical trials, can these innovative drugs be approved for marketing. The entire research and development process often takes 10 to 15 years, with an investment of 1 billion to 1.5 billion US dollars.
Alibaba Cloud Computing is only one representative of artificial intelligence enterprises who give full play to their technological superiority to fight against the epidemic. Faced with the epidemic, the relevant applications of artificial intelligence have been in an accelerated process.
