<s>
VITAL	O
(	O
Validating	O
Investment	O
Tool	O
for	O
Advancing	O
Life	O
Sciences	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
Board	O
Management	O
Software	O
machine	O
learning	O
proprietary	B-Application
software	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Aging	O
Analytics	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
registered	O
in	O
Bristol	O
(	O
England	O
)	O
and	O
dissolved	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Deep	B-Algorithm
Knowledge	I-Algorithm
Ventures	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
venture	O
capital	O
firm	O
,	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
appointed	O
VITAL	O
to	O
its	O
board	O
of	O
directors	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
prove	O
that	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
could	O
be	O
an	O
instrument	O
for	O
investment	O
decision-making	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
2017	O
interview	O
to	O
The	O
Nikkei	O
,	O
Dmitry	O
Kaminskiy	O
,	O
managing	O
partner	O
of	O
Deep	B-Algorithm
Knowledge	I-Algorithm
Ventures	I-Algorithm
,	O
stated	O
that	O
VITAL	O
had	O
observer	O
status	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
and	O
no	O
voting	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	O
journalist	O
Jason	O
Koebler	O
said	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
gimmick	O
"	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
literally	O
nothing	O
to	O
suggest	O
that	O
VITAL	O
has	O
any	O
sort	O
of	O
capabilities	O
beyond	O
any	O
other	O
proprietary	B-Application
analysis	O
software	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aging	O
Analytics	O
licensed	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
Deep	B-Algorithm
Knowledge	I-Algorithm
Ventures	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Dmitry	O
Kaminskiy	O
,	O
managing	O
partner	O
of	O
Deep	B-Algorithm
Knowledge	I-Algorithm
Ventures	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
motivation	O
for	O
using	O
VITAL	O
was	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
failed	O
investments	O
in	O
the	O
biotechnology	O
sector	O
and	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
avoid	O
investing	O
in	O
companies	O
likely	O
to	O
fail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
VITAL	O
,	O
should	O
Deep	B-Algorithm
Knowledge	I-Algorithm
Ventures	I-Algorithm
be	O
held	O
accountable	O
,	O
or	O
rather	O
should	O
the	O
companies	O
that	O
supplied	O
data	O
to	O
VITAL	O
or	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
created	O
VITAL	O
be	O
held	O
liable	O
?	O
</s>
