Artificial intelligence is proving to be an integral part of the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and may also aid in battling future pandemics, according to researchers from a high-profile AI commission.

“The early months of the pandemic response suggest that technology — some of it underpinned by artificial intelligence — offers powerful potential for detecting and containing the virus, driving biomedical innovation — including for vaccines and therapeutics — and improving response and recovery,” said a new white paper by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. Continue reading →