Survey: Life Sciences lagging behind in AI development - insideHPC

The Pistoia Alliance has released results of a survey that found that 72 per cent of science professionals believe their sector is lagging behind other industries in the development of AI. To accelerate the successful use of AI, The Pistoia Alliance has launched its Centre of Excellence for AI in Life Sciences, aiming to encourage greater collaboration between stakeholders to bridge the gap between technology and science. The aim of the centre is to bring together best practice, adoption strategy, events, and hackathons covering a range of challenges. The survey found adoption of AI is high, with 69 per cent of companies using AI, machine learning, deep learning, and chatbots; an increase from when the same question was asked in September 2017, where 44 per cent of respondents were using or experimenting with AI. This survey shows interest in AI remains strong, but there is still a challenge with moving past the hype to a reality where AI is delivering insights with the power to truly augment researchers' work," commented Dr Steve Arlington, president of The Pistoia Alliance. "It is significant that a majority of people in our own industry believe we are trailing other sectors in the use of AI, and we must address this issue by working closely with each other and with stakeholders in other sectors.