AI USE CASE
IBM’s AI system has invented two new antibiotics
The novel system can simplify & expedite the arduous process of the drugs which are so desperately needed
First up, why do we need more antibiotics? That’s because the ones currently in use against various bacterial infections have become less effective. Or to put it in other words, Bacteria have increasingly become resistant to antibiotic drugs over the years as these infections have evolved. Antibiotic resistance has become a huge threat to humanity — considering nearly three million people get infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria or fungi every year, in the U.S alone.
So what’s the problem with developing new antibiotics? Well for starters, it’s a long and arduous process — taking years to develop one, which needs countless iterations of trial and error, with potential molecules being made up of countless possible chemical combinations. The solution is to use technology to not only simplify the process but expedite it significantly. We have already seen how technology played a key role in developing multiple vaccines for COVID-19, which previously took decades.
We have also seen multiple use cases of Artificial Intelligence being employed in the Healthcare sector. Last year I wrote about…
