The tycoon offered his views on the possible use of AI to analyze a condition in order to address it.
Bill Gates He not only gained fame for being one of the creators of Microsoft, one of the most successful technology companies in the world, but also for his innovative vision for the future of this field. And in recent years he has been committed to various human causes from his position as a philanthropist.
Since the arrival of Artificial Intelligence, countless debates have arisen about how it will affect human beings in the future. In this regard, Gates brought up another issue, which refers to the Treating diseases with AI.
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How to fight malaria with AI, according to Bill Gates
On his personal blog, Gates Notesthe tycoon proposed a new way to use AI, which is to scan images of mosquitoes. The reason is that, currently It is difficult to identify mosquito specieswhich harms the fight against diseases such as malaria.
“Mosquitoes are responsible for the spread of malaria, which kills more than 600,000 people each year. and is one of the main focuses of the Gates Foundation’s health work,” the Microsoft co-founder explained.
Along the same lines, Gates predicted the possibility of use computer vision to identify the different species of mosquitoes “to identify their weak points, save more lives and get even closer to the malaria eradication.”
The main working tool would be the VectorCam, an application that allows you to identify mosquito species in a matter of seconds and can be used by even a healthcare worker with minimal training with a mobile phone.
Created by Dr. Soumya Acharya and his team of bioengineers at Johns Hopkins University, with support from Uganda’s malaria control program, Makerere University and the Gates Foundation, the mosquito provides information about the mosquito, including its sex, the diseases it transmits and its diet.
“I’m optimistic that these innovations will bring us closer than ever to a malaria-free world,” Gates said. The system is still being evaluated.
Source: Ambito
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