Article Title: “The A.I. That Knows More Than Doctors”
WordPress Tags: ai, healthcare, medical diagnosis, artificial intelligence, cognitive computer, machine learning, deep learning, vivid.js, medical error, Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Summary: The New York Times features an investigative report on an AI system developed by medical chip startup Cognitivescale. The system, called RxDx, processes medical images at a much faster and more precise rate than human radiologists. By leveraging machine learning and deep learning techniques, RxDx has made seven crucial diagnoses in the past year that human diagnosticians would have overlooked. The technology’s ability to scan hundreds of medical images and flag suspect spots with remarkable accuracy has earned it a spot at the Providence St Joseph Medical Center in Washington, where it works alongside experienced human radiologists. However, as with every new technology, it comes with disruptions to the existing system. In this case, radiologists fear that RxDx will replace them. Nevertheless, the technology’s ability to self-learn from its mistakes ensures that its unprecedented diagnostic abilities will only grow in time.
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