Drug companies look to AI to end 'hit and miss' research
Drug companies look to AI to end 'hit and miss' research Julia Kollewe © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP The hunt for new medicines has often been more like a game of roulette than high-end science. But now the pharmaceutical sector is on the cusp of a transformation, as it delves into cutting-edge technology to come up with new treatments for diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer’s. Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to improve the industry’s success rates and speed up drug discovery, potentially saving it billions of dollar...