Alibaba's new Artificial Intelligence system can detect coronavirus in seconds with 96% accuracy.

A news release by the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) confirms the claim.

A news release by the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) confirms the claim.The news article by Nikkei cited by Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration and Chinese tech outlet Sina Tech News reported that a new AI-powered diagnosis system(diagnosis algorithm) was developed by Alibaba's research institute Damo Academy, which detects new coronavirus cases with an accuracy rate of up to 96% via computerized tomography scans. Researchers from the academy said that they had trained the AI models which can identify the differences in CT scans between patients infected with the novel virus and those with ordinary viral pneumonia.

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