Artificial intelligence is already gaining steam as one of the most-talked-about tech trends of 2017. It's one of those umbrella terms that's easy to throw around. But away from the big conferences and debates about tech's role in society, the hard work to develop the predictive technology is happening. One of those spots is the Eastern Campus of the Emerging Technology Centers, where Insilico Medicine is working to develop algorithms that can help select and develop the right drugs. The company sees artificial intelligence as a path to reduce the use of animal testing in developing pharmaceuticals, and is even working on a virtual human to simulate how drugs affect the body.