Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in COVID-19 Prediction, Diagnosis, Forecasting, and Therapeutic Development

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have emerged as crucial technologies in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling predictive analytics, diagnostics, forecasting, and drug development. This article looks at the most modern AI/ML approaches to COVID-19 management, including as early detection, patient triage, medical imaging analysis, epidemiological forecasting, and drug repurposing. It also examines the issues of AI adoption in healthcare, such as data bias, interpretability, and ethical concerns. The emphasis is on quantitative evaluation of machine learning models to determine their efficacy in real-world applications. This study gives insight on the future of AI/ML-powered platforms for pandemic management and global healthcare preparedness.