Robotics and healthcare.

Byline: Hafsa Karim - Karachi

ARTIFICIAL intelligence application in healthcare has transformed disease diagnosis into the development of drugs. With artificial intelligence, medicines are created within a year which usually takes five years or more.

Electronic health records help to collect, store, access and analyse complicated medical data to design effective treatment. The most common example of artificial intelligence is smart watch, which can analyse data to alert users about health issues and risks.

Modern problems require modern solutions. Healthcare facilities around the world are using artificial intelligence to help manage the coronavirus pandemic. Artificial intelligence in radiology can detect pneumonia with the help of algorithm created in a study at Stanford.

China used artificial intelligence smart glasses to check temperatures of people instantly to help identify coronavirus cases.

We heard about several treatments and medications during this pandemic. The US granted approval for remdesivir, favipiravir was effective in China, hydroxychloroquine was in hype following tweets but was less effective and now plasma therapy is a ray of hope.

BenevolentAI, a UK-based artificial intelligence company...