iFLYTEK, Asia’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) and speech technology company, has donated medical equipment, supplies, and education technology worth 10 million yuan (approximately $1.44 million) to help fight Wuhan’s coronavirus epidemic.
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“iFLYTEK’s intelligent medical and educational technologies provide unique help and assistance to the government and the public in this extremely complex and difficult period,” said iFLYTEK Chief Financial Officer Mr. Dawei Duan. “We are also employing our smart online classroom technology to provide a way for students to keep learning when schools are temporarily suspended. iFLYTEK will continue to provide our world-leading AI expertise and tools to help those working to contain and defeat this virus as long as needed.”
In the medical space, iFLYTEK has deployed its intelligent medical assistants to 66 districts and counties to help physicians screen high-risk individuals and conduct patient follow up. These AI-powered medical assistants analyze the patients’ medical records and send analysis to the province’s Health Commission, aiding the decision-making process. Additionally, doctors and the Health Commission use iFLYTEK’s intelligent external call system to distribute important information about the illness.
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Mr. Duan commented, “Since January 21st, we have dedicated 39 full-time personnel to the prevention and control of coronavirus-related pneumonia in Anhui and the whole country. By using smart medical assistant products and doctors’ expertise, we have provided important tools to those fighting the virus such as online medical record analysis, screening of high-risk patients, and online Q&A with doctors.”
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