Ask the average person about artificial intelligence (AI), and they may mention the convenience of chatbots polishing their emails, instant online search summaries, or crafting a quick vacation itinerary. The rapid infusion of AI technologies into our daily lives has delivered rapid solutions to often relatively straightforward tasks or problems.
However, researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are harnessing applied artificial intelligence technology with a more ambitious goal in mind: cracking some of the most important scientific mysteries of our time. Instead of spending months sifting through enormous amounts of complicated data, researchers can use AI to quickly turn raw information into usable knowledge, opening the door to breakthroughs that could otherwise remain out of reach.
Already, UTA researchers are using AI to predict crop disease in agriculture, model molecular interactions in chemistry, and monitor space weather that can disrupt communications technology. But now they're also applying these powerful technologies to transform health care by predicting cure rates in cancer patients, understanding how Alzheimer's disease spreads through the brain, and speeding up drug development.
