In the AI Era, Old Ideas Can Be as Good as New

While there are fears of artificial intelligence replacing human workers, the technology can also resurrect and enhance old ideas and provide assistance to people on new projects. The work of David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, an assistant professor of Translational Medicine & Human Genetics, which uses an AI platform to scan approved FDA medicines for new uses is among efforts that parses existing information at speeds impossible for humans to do on their own to find potential cures for conditions otherwise considered to be treatable but not curable.