Diagnostics


AI’s helping hand


Artificial intelligence has been the primary technological pathway to de-risk medical processes and alleviate the dependency on human labour. But when a wrong decision involves morbidity and mortality, the idea of outsourcing to lines of code can be off-putting. That said, research has led to the belief that future diagnosis could involve a combined approach. Mae Losasso speaks with Kimmo Kartasalo, Aydogan Ozcan and Ali Guermazi – all of whom have been involved in studies on using AI in diagnostics.


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n 2022, it is hard to hear the word ‘tech’ and not think of start-ups, Silicon Valley and smart software developments. But lest we forget, tech is short for technology, and technology derives from the Greek word techne, meaning “art, skill, cunning of hand”. Broadly speaking, technology is simply the sum of the techniques, methods and processes used in production – or in the accomplishment of scientific investigation. Technology, in other words,


is human knowledge – and sometimes we embed that knowledge in machines. These days, the term technology – or, rather, tech – is becoming synonymous with AI. Many of the most important technological strides made in recent years have revolved around algorithms and smart systems. What sets AI apart from earlier technological advancements is its capacity to learn, and it is this that renders it both a revolutionising force, capable of


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