Linking Genes and Diseases Using AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being harnessed by researchers to track down genes that cause disease. A KAUST team is taking a creative, combined deep learning approach that uses data from multiple sources to teach algorithms how to find patterns between genes and diseases. Machine learning uses algorithms and statistical models to identify patterns and associations among data to solve specific problems. By inputting enough known data, like tagged images of "Jack," the system can eventually learn to suggest other nontagged images that include Jack. Researchers are using this application of AI to find genes that cause diseases.