Tackling the Invisible Enemy with the power of Artificial Intelligence

 Not only you and me, but every one of us out there is currently voyaging through a dark passage of time, due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. More than anything else, good health has been in fact the pivotal concern of all of us. Especially, when it comes to health care professionals, they are literally engaged in a war against an invisible enemy. However, did you know that Artificial Intelligence can also do much in lifting up the burdens imposed on the authorities, the public as well as healthcare professionals? Let’s discuss.

As the Coronavirus has been never possible for humans to perceive with their very own eyes, the efforts of combating the virus have become harder and complicated. However, the inherent ability of AI technology to predict could be successfully utilized during the prevailing situation. Especially, when it comes to forecasting vulnerable regions of the covid-19 spread, AI would be a mastermind.

Correspondingly, Bluedot is one of the first outbreak risk software’s powered by advanced AI technology, during the initial outbreak of the covid-19 virus at the Hubei province, China. As per the manufacturers of Bluedot, it is a software-as-a-service designed to map out the infectious disease spread of the Covid-19 outbreak by utilizing data on an ultra-modern machine learning model.

In fact, this outbreak risk software’s basically can extract data published on Social Media, News, and similar sources, in order to develop early warning systems. As a result, effective preventive measures like Curfew or home confinements could be imposed in real-time without encouraging the further spread of the disease.

On the other hand, AI-powered health applications integrated to smart devices such as mobile phones, watches, cameras etc. would prove as much effective in identifying close contacts of Covid-19. To indicate as an example, AI4COVID-19 is such an application that identifies latent features of cough sounds by linking them with subtle pathomorphological alterations which could possibly be caused in the respiratory system due to the Covid-19 virus.

Apart from that, AI techniques can also be applied within clinical atmospheres, for the purpose of monitoring and recommending treatment for Covid-19 patients.

Especially, by basing on the data obtained by statistics and clinical parameters, AI can impart crucial details when it comes to assigning critical life-saving equipment like ventilators and respiratory support systems to patients in critical conditions. This way, efficient allocation of resources could be done by reducing the probable mortality rates of the disease.

Withal, the most important Covid-19 related function of AI would be attenuating the burden imposed on medical staff due to automating processes. Basically, tasks akin to training practitioners, identifying the required modes of treatment, as well as the digitization of patients’ health records, etc. are some of the noteworthy functions that AI could effectively deploy.

Besides, AI solutions are also efficacious in reducing the menaces to healthcare professionals which could occur as a result of their regular encounters with Covid-19 patients. For example, chatbots such as Zini and Clara developed by the US Centre for Disease control have proved to be game-changers, when it comes to developing diagnosis and treatment plans based on telemedicine.

So, do you now believe that simply known Artificial Intelligence is certainly a revolutionist among all techs? We would be glad to welcome your ideas!