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