Are AI Drugs Actually Closer To Reality Than We Think?

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis  saying we are on our way to using AI drugs.  Veuer's Elizabeth Keatinge has more.

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00:00Quote, I think we are very close, unquote.

00:03That's what Google DeepMind CEO told Business Insider when asked if artificial intelligence

00:09could help cure a major disease like Alzheimer's or cancer.

00:14Research published in the National Library of Medicine agrees that AI can enhance patient

00:19outcomes.

00:20Quote, these tools can perform actions such as choosing the safest medication, choosing

00:25between competing medications, promoting de-prescribing, or even predicting non-adherence, unquote.

00:32Research suggests the AI tools could be integrated into medical records or a standalone browser.

00:38Of course, there are risks, including that AI-based tools may limit or even block prescription

00:44to high-risk patients or prevent off-label use.

00:48Indeed, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis told Business Insider, quote, I would say we're

00:54a couple of years away from having the first truly AI-designed drugs for a major disease,

01:00cardiovascular cancer, unquote.