Google AI software can predict when patients will die
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 21-06-2018
Heart It
What medical experts found most interesting and innovative was the algorithm's ability to access and assess data that could not be used earlier, like notes hidden in PDF files, and scribbles on old charts.
Nigam Shah, who is associate professor at Stanford University, was quoted as saying that nearly 80 percent of the time spent today in predictive models is for the "scut work", which involves making data presentable. However, Google's software approaches the issue differently.