{"id":70029,"date":"2020-03-19T14:53:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T18:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=70029"},"modified":"2020-03-19T15:21:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T19:21:50","slug":"next-gen-supercomputers-are-fast-tracking-treatments-for-the-coronavirus-in-a-race-against-time-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2020\/03\/19\/next-gen-supercomputers-are-fast-tracking-treatments-for-the-coronavirus-in-a-race-against-time-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Next-gen supercomputers are fast-tracking treatments for the coronavirus in a race against time [Wood]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">On one hand:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/03\/13\/coronavirus-treatments-being-fast-tracked-via-next-gen-supercomputers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Next-gen supercomputers are fast-tracking treatments for the coronavirus in a race against time<\/a> \u00a0<\/strong>&#8212; from cnbc.com by Charlie Wood<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scientists are using IBM\u2019s Summit, the world\u2019s fastest supercomputer, to help find promising candidate drugs to fight the coronavirus epidemic.<\/li>\n<li>Using the computer\u2019s muscle, researchers digitally simulated how 8,000 different molecules would interact with the virus.<\/li>\n<li>The project was able to identify 77 candidate molecules that other researchers can now test in trials.<\/li>\n<li>Supercomputing is also being used to tackle other major global issues, such as climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">On the other hand:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/s\/615351\/ai-could-help-with-the-next-pandemicbut-not-with-this-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>AI could help with the next pandemic\u2014but not with this one<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from technologyreview.comby Will Douglas Heaven<br \/>\n<em>Some things need to change if we want AI to be useful next time, and you might not like them.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>&#8220;The hype outstrips the reality. In fact, the narrative that has appeared in many news reports &amp; breathless press releases\u2014that AI is a powerful new weapon against diseases\u2014is only partly true &amp; risks becoming counterproductive.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: On one hand: Next-gen supercomputers are fast-tracking treatments for the coronavirus in a race against time \u00a0&#8212; from cnbc.com by Charlie Wood Key points: Scientists are using IBM\u2019s Summit, the world\u2019s fastest supercomputer, to help find promising candidate drugs to fight the coronavirus epidemic. 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