The new technology aims to enhance interactions between patients and caregivers to both improve the consumer experience and reduce physician burnout.
Source: Nuance rolls out AI virtual assistant for healthcare | Healthcare IT News
“It took us several years to convince people that this is not just some magic, hocus-pocus, black box stuff..Now, AI techniques number among physicists’ standard tools.
Source: AI is changing how we do science. Get a glimpse | Science | AAAS
Computer scientist Regina Barzilay empowers cancer treatment with machine learning.
System for performing “tensor algebra” offers 100-fold speedups over previous software packages.
Machine learning approach could aid the design of industrial processes for drug manufacturing.
Source: Computer system predicts products of chemical reactions | MIT News
Hope you’re comfortable swallowing your tech, because America’s first digital pill is here.
Source: The FDA Has Approved Smart Pills That Track When Patients Take Their Meds
Can a smartphone-enabled ultrasound machine become medicine’s next stethoscope?
Source: This doctor diagnosed his own cancer with an iPhone ultrasound
Talking to a device that talks back can be entertaining and educational for children. But psychologists say children can develop relationships with these devices that can be different than adults.
Source: Alexa, Are You Safe For My Kids?
Conservation made easier
Paul Logothetis: Japanese IT giant Fujitsu is developing a 3D sensory system that will make scoring easier. But will computers ever fully replace human judges?
Source: Cracking the vault: Artificial intelligence judging comes to gymnastics
