AI HEALTHCARE
AI has picked a hard but honourable side quest
The boss of Arm believes AI could help find a cure for cancer within our lifetime.
Rene Haas, CEO of the Cambridge-based chip company, told the BBC that some biological problems are still too complex for humans and today’s computers to solve.
He said AI could eventually model how cancer affects cells and DNA, helping researchers find treatments faster.
Professor Chris Bakal from the Institute of Cancer Research said the key will be giving AI the right medical data, not simply building bigger models.
His team trains AI on data from patient samples, which could help cut years from drug development.
Haas also expects humanoid robots to become much more common over the next five to ten years, especially in manufacturing, cleaning, security and construction.
He played down fears of mass job losses, saying some roles will change but predictions of machines replacing huge numbers of workers are “overstated”.
The big three:
AI could help speed up cancer research and drug development.
Humanoid robots could become far more common within a decade.
Chip shortages are still slowing AI growth.
No pressure, machine
Arm is already benefiting from the AI boom.
Haas said its technology is used in around half of AI data centres, while a new chip developed for Meta has attracted more than $2bn in demand since March.
The main problem is that there are not enough chips.
Haas said shortages are slowing the growth of AI data centres.
He also argued that the UK does not need to build its own major chip factories, which are expensive and require highly specialised workers.
I mean that should’ve been your main quests in THE FIRST PLACE GUYS. - MG