Can AI predict global pandemics like the coronavirus? ZDNet

AI is supposed to be the most powerful pattern detection and prediction technology in the world. It, therefore, begs the question: Can we use AI to predict future global pandemicsfar enough in advance to tamp them down or prevent them altogether? It's an enormously consequential question because the answer is not only relevant to sounding the alarm on future pandemics; it also speaks to the potential of AI for businesses. From cancelled conferences to disrupted supply chains, not a corner of the global economy is immune to the spread of COVID-19. The short answer is "yes-ish."