Summary:
«Algorithms are poised to change everything about keeping people healthy—including patients who might never have the opportunity to see a human doctor.»
«The idea of AI (artificial intelligence) for healthcare is nothing new—the seminal MYCIN expert system was widely acclaimed after demonstrating better-than-human performance when diagnosing the causes of blood diseases in humans. No surprise, then, that MYCIN was followed by a wave of similar healthcare-related expert systems, although it is fair to say that relatively few of these made it far from their research labs. But nowadays, interest in AI for healthcare is back with a vengeance, and this time, there are several developments that suggest it has a better chance of succeeding on a large scale.»
Article written by MICHAEL WOOLDRIDGE
08|02|2021
Source:
Fast Company