. 2021 Aug 13;2(8):100308. doi: 10.1016/j.patter.2021.100308

Table 1.

Emerging applications of decision support (AI) for COVID-19; chatbots are most appropriate for a subset when interaction of the AI system with people is needed (i.e., individual and group actions)

1.
Understanding the disease
- (a)
  Disease spread and simulation models
- (b)
  Insights by visualization
2.
Understanding impact on society
- (a)
  Understanding mental depression from social posts
- (b)
  Assessing economic impact—job loss, industrial decline
- (c)
  Effect on supply chain
- (d)
  Assess risks
3.
Observing disease in people
- (a)
  Fever detection via images
- (b)
  Tracking people's movements

1.
Guidance for individual actions
- (a)
  Screening/triage tools
- (b)
  Guidance about government benefits
- (c)
  Vaccine appointments and scheduling
2.
Guidance for group-level actions
- (a)
  Models for when to open economy
- (b)
  Contact tracing following an incident
- (c)
  Matching producers and consumers to meet demand, reduce loss (food, medical supplies)
3.
Insights for policy actions
- (a)
  Understanding impact of policy choices (e.g., lockdowns, travel restrictions)
- (b)
  Design of economic interventions
- (c)
  Fighting fake news