Here's How To Make Friends With Artificial Intelligence – The Medical Futurist Newsletter

AI will arrive in our professional lives. Here is how you can prepare for the new setup. Artificial intelligence will be part of our professional lives in the future. Nevertheless, instead of panicking that it will take our jobs, we should focus on how it will enhance what we can do. And the best first step is to get used to it and start playing around with algorithms without stakes. We dig into this subject [in this article]( and a [YouTube video](. I hope you will find the newsletter useful! Best regards, Berci Bertalan Meskó, MD The Medical Futurist [HOW TO GET FRIENDLY WITH AI BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR OFFICE]( AI comes in a variety of shapes and forms, and chances are you've already used AI even today. Many people are opposed to AI, yet it will emerge in more and more areas of life in the future, so it's time to start embracing it. How? Discover more in this video! [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Just as computers didn't steal the work of accountants, but provided advanced skills to do it faster, easier, and better, AI will also assist those willing to work with it. [THE 8 MOST REASSURING EXAMPLES OF USING A.I. IN HEALTHCARE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Artificial intelligence will transform healthcare. In some areas, it has already arrived, extending the diagnostic capabilities of radiologists or dermatologists, supporting triage decisions in emergency units, looking for promising new drug candidates or allowing locked-in patients to communicate with others. But this is just the beginning. A cultural and technological revolution is just around the corner. What will it bring? How will it reshape the art of medicine? [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? I have picked 8 exciting examples of algorithms lending a hand to healthcare professionals, depicting applications already in clinical use and providing value to medical professionals and patients. [OUR LATEST EBOOK: A GUIDE TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In the last couple of years, artificial intelligence moved from being a futuristic promise into a reference point for innovation. Technology also started to transform healthcare with great vigour. It’s high time to talk about what artificial intelligence brings to medicine. Read The Medical Futurist’s guide to understand what you can anticipate from A.I. in healthcare and how to control this technology. [GET IT HERE]( [A SUPERSMELLER CAN DETECT THE SCENT OF PARKINSON’S?]( --------------------------------------------------------------- This Scottish woman’s hypersensitive nose picked up a chemical signature of Parkinson’s disease that has been used to develop a skin-swab diagnostic. "Parkinson’s may not be the only disease Milne has a nose for. She’s also reported noticing a unique smell in people with Alzheimer’s, cancer, and tuberculosis and is working with scientists to see whether a specific olfactory signature of those diseases can be deduced." [READ MORE]( WHY IT'S IMPORTANT? I've read about dogs sniffing out people with certain diseases, but this might be the first time someone's ability to smell a condition was turned into a lab test. [INDIA ROLLS OUT NATIONWIDE TELE-MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of India just launched its national tele-mental health program! "Called Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS), it will provide free, round-the-clock teleconsultation service for mental health concerns." [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? This is a great initiative, which will be hopefully followed by many governments around the world. [WALMART STEPS INTO CLINICAL TRIALS, JOINING RIVALS]( --------------------------------------------------------------- With the establishment of the Walmart Healthcare Research Institute, the retailing giant has entered the field of clinical trials! "Walmart said the venture is meant to improve diversity in clinical trials, focusing on interventions and medications that can make an impact in underrepresented communities." It can become a valuable new revenue stream for the company. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Technology companies aren't stopping; they want a piece of the healthcare pie, and I still believe it's good for us. [MAKE-A-VIDEO: TEXT-TO-VIDEO GENERATION WITHOUT TEXT-VIDEO DATA]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Now, just after we played with the text-to-image algorithm (see above), here is an application that can transform text into video. I'm wondering how it could be useful in healthcare. There sure will be a long way from fluffy baby sloths to practical applications. [READ MORE]( WHY DO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT? Such AI technology could help create a tremendous amount of patient educational videos. MORE NEWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE --------------------------------------------------------------- MADE FOR WALKING – [Everyone walks differently — so this exoskeleton adjusts on the fly]( HEARING YOU – [Artificial intelligence could soon diagnose illness based on the sound of your voice]( 8600, REALLY? – [What's the magic number of steps to keep weight off? 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