healthcare

Human & Machine Labour & Ownership

Don’t panic: AGI may steal your coffee mug, but it’ll also make sure you have time for that coffee break.

AGI in the Future Workplace In envisioning the future of work in the era of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), there exists apprehension among individuals regarding the potential displacement of their employment roles by AGI or AI in general. AGI is an artificial general intelligence that can be used in different fields, as it is defined […]

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Human & Machine Power & Inequality

Redefining Care: Advocating AI in Medicine Amidst Ethical Concerns

The rise of AI in healthcare seems now inevitable, its use continuing to grow at a stark rate [1], which has raised serious concerns about the ethics of its applications. Privacy issues, discriminatory bias, and lack of transparency rightfully cause worries among both decision-makers and the public [2] [3] [4]. However, while undoubtedly important, these […]

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Human & Machine

Artificial Intelligence to lift up the elderly

In today’s society, we are experiencing a global shift in the population distribution towards old age due to higher life expectancies. It is expected that the number of humans aged 80 years or older will rise in threefold between 2020 and 2050, reaching a total of 426 million. Due to biological reasons, older adults are […]

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Human & Machine

AI and health: A perfect match?

The machine plus clinician is better than the clinician, and it’s also better than machine alone Dr. Eric Topol Technological changes are often initially treated with scepticism and it can take some time before the benefits become clear and the progress is accepted. This is of course not a problem specific to medicine, but it […]

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Human & Machine

AI in healthcare: has it reached its optimal potential?

Innovations in healthcare provide us with better care. In the past innovations like MRI have shocked the world. In 1946 a study in the field of physics observed how normal matter interacted with magnetic waves. Based on these advances MRI was invented in 1977 and it dramatically changed the world by becoming a critical tool for […]

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Human & Machine

Why AI in healthcare needs to be kept in check

Our opinion about the future of AI in healthcare

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Human & Machine

Data Quality can Make or Break AI in Healthcare

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more present than ever in our daily lives. Whether you open your phone with a face id, watch your favorite series on Netflix or check your social media, AI is involved. Besides the involvement of AI in our personal lives, AI is taking over the bigger industries, such as transportation, retail, […]

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Human & Machine

Medicus ex Machina

First, the patient, second the patient, third the patient, fourth the patient, fifth the patient, and then maybe comes science. We first do everything for the patient; science can wait, research can wait — Béla Schick (1877–1967) As early as 1972, a study reported that the usage of a computerised medical decision support system surpassed […]

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Protected: Artificial intelligence in healthcare: are we aware of the cons?

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