Artificial Intelligence Detecting Covid-19 from Cough

MIT researchers have developed an artificial intelligence that can detect Covid-19 from your cough.

MIT researchers have developed an artificial intelligence that can recognize the forced cough caused by people carrying Covid-19, even if they are asymptomatic. For this, a number of neural networks have been developed that can distinguish subtle changes that are indicative of the effects of the new coronavirus.

One neural network perceives sounds associated with sound strength, while another listens for emotional states that reflect a neurological decline, such as increased frustration or a flat impact. Meanwhile, a third network measures changes in breathing performance. Added to these is an algorithm that controls muscle breakdown – weaker coughs – and provides a more complete picture of a person’s health.

It is underlined that artificial intelligence was very successful in the first tests. After the researchers trained the model on 10 thousands of cough and dialogue samples, it was able to recognize 98.5 percent of people with confirmed Covid-19 cases by their cough. In addition, 100 percent of people who were asymptomatic were also identified. It is pointed out that the technology is not designed to diagnose symptomatic people as individuals may have other conditions that raise similar conditions.

Scientists are also developing a user-friendly application that can be used as a pre-screening tool for the virus. You just need to cough into your phone every day to determine if going out is safe for you. Researchers even suggest that if the vehicle is always listening in the background, this could put an end to outbreaks.