New Delhi. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can bring a big revolution in the field of medicine. AI experts believe that in the coming years, with the help of this technology, great success can be achieved in the treatment of cancer, Alzheimer's, heart disease and mental illnesses. Dario Amadei, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Anthropic, has claimed that if AI is used in the right direction, these serious diseases could become a thing of the past in less than the next decade.
Discussing the possibilities of AI in the medical field, Anthropic CEO Amadei said that he hopes that effective control of cancer, Alzheimer's, heart disease and mental illnesses will be possible in less than a decade. According to him, proper use of AI can help humanity in finding solutions to the problems with which humans have been struggling for centuries.
Elon Musk and Google AI chief also hope
Other giants associated with the field of AI are also optimistic about the role of this technology in medicine. Elon Musk and Google AI head Demis Hassabis also believe that AI can bring drastic changes in the field of medical research and treatment in the coming times.
Elon Musk expressed hope for better health facilities
Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world, is also enthusiastic about the use of AI in the medical field. He believes that with the help of this technology, in the future, common people can also get such better medical facilities as are currently available to people holding special positions like the President of America.
Time taken to search for medicines will be reduced: Hasabis
Google AI chief Demis Hassabis believes that AI can reduce the drug discovery process from years to a few weeks. This will accelerate the development of new medicines and increase the possibilities of treatment of many serious diseases.
He also mentioned AlphaFold, an achievement in AI-based protein research. Information about more than 20 crore protein structures has been made available through this technique. This is considered an important achievement of AI in the field of biological research.
Pharma experts raised questions on the claims
However, pharmaceutical industry experts do not fully agree on the hope of treating all serious diseases through AI in the next decade. Jeff Leyden, executive chairman of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, has criticized such a timeline as unrealistic.
According to him, Vertex, in collaboration with about 50 AI companies, tested 10,000 drug compounds, but none of them could develop an effective medicine on their own. It is clear from this that despite the increasing role of AI in drug discovery, there are still many challenges before this technology.
Drug testing may take a long time
Medical experts say that with the help of AI, the process of discovering and manufacturing new medicines can be accelerated, but after this it is necessary to prove that they are safe and effective. Any new medicine has to go through several stages of testing before getting permission for use. This includes laboratory research, testing on animals and clinical trials on humans.
These trials may take years. Therefore, even though drug discovery may speed up with the help of AI, the process of confirming that it is safe and effective cannot be completely eliminated.
At present, there are both expectations and challenges regarding AI in the medical field. This technology can play an important role in speeding up research, discovering new drugs and understanding complex diseases. However, only time and medical research will decide how true the claims of curing all serious diseases including cancer in the next 10 years will prove to be.