VIROLOGY : NEW AI COULD IDENTIFY VIRAL 'DARK MATTER' OF NEXT PANDEMIC

The early warning system is based on machine learning and could have predicted the emergence of the COVID variants

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Artificial intelligence (AI) could reduce the threat of future viral pandemics, that's according to the scientists who have developed an early warning system that uses machine learning.

The scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, which is spread across the US but has its headquarters in California, have trained the system to track the emergence and evolution of epidemic viruses, such as the SARS-CoV-2 variants.