4.2 Application of machine learning to accelerate healthcare solutions during COVID-19

During pandemics, AI can be the best friend of doctors, where computers can be used to speed-up finding medical solutions or vaccines to some diseases. For instance, by using machine learning techniques, it is possible to do a quick screening of billions of chemical compounds quickly to find relevant medicine candidates.

Story 11: Application of machine learning to help accelerate the discovery of medicine for treating COVID-19

Scientist can now apply machine learning to accelerate the process of finding medicine for COVID-19. For example, Oxford-based Exscientia is now using machine learning techniques to accelerate the process of finding effective medicine. Specifically, AI can learn the structure of DNA and the virus efficiently. It can then quickly analyze big data related to medicine information in order to identify those medicines which have the potential of treating COVID-19.