As Covid-19 surges, researchers amass lung scans to build AI systems for patient care

Little more than six months after the pandemic emerged, a number of researchers and companies are already testing the ability of AI systems to aid diagnosis of Covid-19 from lung images, and with the data on patients flowing more freely, researchers like Cohen say they can begin to build more reliable AI models that seek to predict the severity of disease, gauge patients’ response to various treatments, and determine whether they are likely to need a ventilator or transfer to an intensive care unit.