“The prospect of AI with superhuman intelligence and superhuman abilities presents us with the extraordinary challenge of stating an algorithm that outputs super ethical behavior.” Nick Bostrom, professor in philosophy The ethical issues of artificial intelligence in healthcare can be particularly d
Dr. Jorge Cardoso noted an algorithm’s performance is intrinsically correlated to the amount and complexity of the data
It took years for regulators to impose restrictions that limit the use of mobile phone while driving. Are drivers making calls via handheld mobile more distracted than those who are texting, playing games, or browsing the internet?
In 2013, Dr. Tavpritesh Sethi, Physician-scientist and Assistant Professor of Computational Biology at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) led a study looking at the prevalence of diseases in India. On average, about 200,000 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD
“Algorithms are still made by human beings, and those algorithms are still pegged to basic human assumptions. They’re just automated assumptions. And if you don't fix the bias, then you are just automating the bias.” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Algorithms have evolved from straigh
Shantanu Nigam, Chief Executive Officer of Jvion, on two huge challenges facing AI in medicine and healthcare
Doctors are rigorously trained to become diagnosticians and to prescribe only the most effective treatments. It is only in the last two decades that we have also focussed on doing these tasks safely. Recent estimates see up to 10% of patients experiencing some sort of treatment related harm during e