An algorithm akin to the annoyingly helpful one that attempts to auto-complete text messages and emails is now being harnessed for a better cause. NSF-funded researchers at Drexel University are using its pattern-recognition ability to identify microbial communities in the human body by sifting through volumes of genetic code. Their method could speed the development...
Category: <span>Artificial Intelligence</span>
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AI beats human breast cancer diagnosis
by Patrick Galey A computer programme can identify breast cancer from routine scans with greater accuracy than human experts, researchers said in what they hoped could prove a breakthrough in the fight against the global killer. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, with more than two million new diagnoses last...
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Paging Dr. Robot: Artificial intelligence moves into care
by Tom Murphy In this file photo from May 2, 2019, Cadet Cheyenne Quilter works with a virtual reality character named “Ellie” at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Artificial intelligence is spreading into health care, often as software or a computer program capable of learning from large amounts of data and making...
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The way a single neuron processes information is never the same
by Hillary Sanctuary, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne How do neurons process information? Neurons are known to break down an incoming electrical signal into sub-units. Now, researchers at Blue Brain have discovered that dendrites, the neuron’s tree-like receptors, work together—dynamically and depending on the workload—for learning. The findings further our understanding of how we think and may inspire...
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There Are Two Kinds of AI, and the Difference is Important
Most of today’s AI is designed to solve specific problems. Popular Science|Dan Baum Today’s artificial intelligence is certainly formidable. It can beat world champions at intricate games like chess and Go, or dominate at Jeopardy!. It can interpret heaps of data for us, guide driver less cars, respond to spoken commands, and track down the answers to your internet search...
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AI can predict breast cancer risk up to 5 years before diagnosis
By Kate Bass, B.Sc. Reviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc. (Editor) A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a deep learning model that can predict breastcancer from mammogram images up to five years before a diagnosis can be made by doctors. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and is responsible for around 500,000 deaths each year worldwide. There are now many effective treatments for breast cancer, but...
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Top Smart Algorithms In Healthcare
As artificial intelligence tools have been invading more or less every area of healthcare, we made a list to keep track of the top A.I. algorithms aiming for better diagnostics, more sophisticated patient care or further sighted predictions of diseases. The Medical Futurist Does A.I. beat doctors? Only if you have lived under a rock...
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AI can’t replace doctors. But it can make them better
A machine can collate environmental data, genetic data, and patient history way better than I can. Several years ago Vinod Khosla, the Silicon Valley investor, wrote a provocative article titled “Do We Need Doctors or Algorithms?” Khosla argued that doctors were no match for artificial intelligence. Doctors banter with patients, gather a few symptoms, hunt...
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Artificial intelligence predicts treatment effectiveness
How can a doctor predict the treatment outcome of an individual patient? Traditionally, the effectiveness of medical treatments is studied by randomised trials where patients are randomly divided into two groups: one of the groups is given treatment, and the other a placebo. Is this really the only reliable way to evaluate treatment effectiveness, or...
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Amazon’s new patent will allow Alexa to detect a cough or a cold
Amazon is constantly trying to improve Alexa, its AI-assistant. A recent patent filed by the company shows just how: it wants Alexa to notice a user’s illness by detecting a change in their voice. Furthermore, it wants to suggest medicines or a recipe for chicken soup. But that’s not it. The patent suggests Amazon wants Alexa to detect more things: Emotional...