Google DeepMind says it can help speed up the search for disease-causing genes using artificial intelligence. DeepMind is essentially Google’s AI division responsible for creating large language models and other AI technologies.
The company now believes that AI systems can help identify key mutations that lead to disease.
What is Google DeepMind planning?
The company says the development of other artificial intelligence algorithms could make it easier to detect diseases, allowing better treatment plans to be implemented. So far, researchers announced that they have identified 89 percent of all significant mutations.
In a lengthy post discussing the developments, DeepMind stated that further development of its AI gene search system is expected to help speed up the diagnosis of diseases and also find new ways to treat these diseases. The artificial intelligence gene search system that DeepMind uses here essentially checks the order of the components in the human DNA strands.
From here, strands that are out of place are searched for. These are called mutations. Genetic editing has become a very popular topic, especially in recent years as we see programs such as CRISPR being used to create genetically modified mosquitoes.
Scientists are also using genetic editing to create hypoallergenic cats. Clearly, DeepMind’s goal is a little bigger than that; Because being able to identify mutated genetic sequences and produce stronger treatments can change the lives of many people, especially when it comes to tougher diseases.
However, the overall efficiency of these systems is not yet known. Will DeepMind allow us to provide better medical treatment options for people? This is likely. But it will be some time before people trust AI gene search systems like DeepMind’s AlphaMissense, which can detect whether DNA will produce the correct form of genetic code.
What we’re already seeing in models like ChatGPT is exciting, but if Google can effectively create medical-based AI that helps detect and treat disease-causing genetic mutations, AI will certainly prove its role in humanity’s future.
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