Introduction
Artificial intelligence (AI) – the ability of computer systems to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence – is transforming nearly every industry. Healthcare is no exception. AI is being integrated throughout the healthcare field, from assisting doctors in making diagnoses to streamlining hospital operations to discovering new life-saving drugs. In the past three years, investments in digital health have been at $87.9B, according to CB Insights Q3 2023 State of Digital Health.
Before we get too far, let’s first look at some definitions:
Algorithms: Step-by-step instructions for computers to follow. These tell computers what to do, analyze, load, or do some other operation.
Machine learning: Computers learn patterns from data to make their own decisions. You can see this being used in recommending additional purchases, movies, apparel, books, etc.
Artificial intelligence: Computers mimic human intelligence to understand their surroundings and solve complex problems. You can see this in almost everything today, from writing to image recognition and creation.
Artificial general intelligence: Computers that can understand and solve problems similar or better than humans across many subjects. This is the next wave where systems will start adding intelligence to form new ways of doing work, art, processes, and more. It’s also the type of intelligence that creates a lot of concern from those who know how it works.
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