AI expected to play smart role in China's epidemic control

Staff members checking passengers' temperature at the exit of Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 28, 2020. - Xinhua

BEIJING (Xinhua): China has called on the country's artificial intelligence (AI) sector to lend their technological hands to help battle the epidemic.

Research and development should be enhanced and industrial cooperation is encouraged to contribute to the discovery, awareness and control of the novel coronavirus, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Tuesday (Feb 4) in a proposal.