Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can play a key role in preventing, detecting, and monitoring epidemics. In this paper, we provide an overview of the recently published literature on the COVID-19 pandemic in four strategic areas: (1) triage, diagnosis, and risk prediction; (2) drug repurposing and development; (3) pharmacogenomics and vaccines; and (4) mining of the medical literature. We highlight how AI-powered health care can enable public health systems to efficiently handle future outbreaks and improve patient outcomes.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; artificial intelligence; epidemic; literature; monitoring; pandemic; personalized medicine; precision medicine; prevention; public health.
©Enrico Santus, Nicola Marino, Davide Cirillo, Emmanuele Chersoni, Arnau Montagud, Antonella Santuccione Chadha, Alfonso Valencia, Kevin Hughes, Charlotta Lindvall. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 12.03.2021.