Faster, more powerful and able to handle voices and visual images, newly released AI platform GPT-4o could potentially accelerate many tasks currently handled by pharma firms' medical affairs professionals, who are exploring ways to keep themselves relevant while embracing the unprecedented technology, DIA China hears.

Faster, more powerful and able to handle voices and visual images, newly released AI platform GPT-4o could potentially accelerate many tasks currently handled by pharma firms' medical affairs professionals, who are exploring ways to keep themselves relevant while embracing the unprecedented technology, DIA China hears.

As artificial intelligence-aided drug discovery gains momentum, Sanofi appears keen to hop onboard via a recent tie-up with leading Chinese AI company BioMap. But data challenges, a hard-to-define value proposition, concerns over data security and looming regulations are making others hesitant.