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ReviewFrontiers in public health2025

Exploring the ethical issues posed by AI and big data technologies in drug development.

Yulu Fan, Yancheng Wu, Zitong Wang

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Review in Frontiers in public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yulu FanCollege of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Science, Shanghai, China.
Yancheng Wu *College of Pharmacy, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Science, Shanghai, China.
Zitong WangSchool of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid development and wide application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data technologies have profoundly changed the way industries around the world operate, from finance, transportation, education to media, the integration of the two not only improves the efficiency of the industry, but also optimizes the quality of service and decision-making process to a large extent. In the era of deep integration of Biomedicine and AI, AI and Big Data technology are reconstructing the paradigm of drug development with unprecedented intensity. The long cycle of traditional drug development, which takes a decade and billions of dollars in investment, is being compressed to 2 years or even less under the drive of AI. Through big data analytics and deep learning techniques, AI can greatly improve R&D efficiency and accuracy in a variety of aspects such as compound screening, efficacy prediction, and clinical (pre) experiment design. However, the use of AI and big data in drug discovery and development also raises corresponding ethical issues, such as data privacy protection and algorithmic transparency. This article will systematically analyze the technological breakthroughs, potential risks, and governance paths of AI and big data in drug development. It will explore how to strengthen the bottom-line of safety and ethics in the Efficiency Revolution and build a responsible innovation ecosystem.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceBig DataDrug DevelopmentDrug DiscoveryHumansartificial intelligencebig datadrug developmentethical issuesresponsible innovation

Identifiers

PMID41189967
PMCPMC12581208

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