The Big Bang Pharmaceutical Company is using artificial intelligence ( AI ) to breed six billion cockroaches each year at a facility in Xichang , China . The cockroaches are used to make magic potions taken by millions of patients in China . Professor Zhu Chaodong at the Institute of Zoology in Beijing warned of a catastrophe if the rats were to escape , saying it would be terrifying for Beijing 's residents . The farm uses a smart system that collects and stores data such as food supply , consumption , temperature and humidity . " Cockroaches have been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years .
The Big Bang Pharmaceutical Company is using artificial intelligence ( AI ) to breed six billion cockroaches each year at a facility in Xichang , China . The cockroaches are used to make magic potions taken by millions of patients in China . Professor Zhu Chaodong at the Institute of Zoology in Beijing warned of a catastrophe if the rats were to escape , saying it would be terrifying for Beijing 's residents . The farm uses a smart system that collects and stores data such as food supply , consumption , temperature and humidity . Cockroaches have been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years .