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Can AI contribute to early detection of epidemics?

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  • Duration: 1 min
  • Publication date: 12 May 2020

Abstract

A successful public health response to an outbreak of a new infection depends on 4 factors, all of which Artificial Intelligence solutions can be applied to. We are currently seeing successful examples of AI being implemented to assist front line healthcare workers. With that said, the accuracy of AI systems depends on the amount and quality of the data they learn from. Should AI continue to be implemented in healthcare technologies?A successful public health response to an outbreak of a new infection depends on 4 factors, all of which Artificial Intelligence solutions can be applied to. We are currently seeing successful examples of AI being implemented to assist front line healthcare workers. With that said, the accuracy of AI systems depends on the amount and quality of the data they learn from. Should AI continue to be implemented in healthcare technologies?

Keywords:
  • #engshorts
  • AI
  • Artificial Imtelligence
  • COVID-19
  • algorithms
  • data
  • drugs
  • epidemics
  • healthcare
  • healthcare system
  • lung CT scans
  • technology
  • virus
  • wearable device

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