Current status of the application of artificial intelligence technology in the prevention and control of novel infectious coronavirus pneumonia

Artificial intelligence (AI), a new branch of research in computer science, has been applied to a variety of fields in recent years and has received increasing attention from research scholars. Since the outbreak of the new epidemic, AI has played an extremely important role in the diagnosis of the epidemic, the development of drugs, and the mental health of patients. This paper summarises some of the current applications of AI technology during the epidemic, to contribute to the control of the epidemic and the development of AI technology.