TOKYO -- Top Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical has begun using artificial intelligence to better predict how much medicine it needs to produce and slash the amount that goes to waste.
Artificial intelligence shortens analysis humans do in a week to a few hours

Takeda expects AI to free up resources that can be used on other tasks. (Photo by Hinako Banno)
TOKYO -- Top Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical has begun using artificial intelligence to better predict how much medicine it needs to produce and slash the amount that goes to waste.