A.I.’s strengths in data analysis can be a great help in the context of healthcare. Specifically, when it comes to diagnoses of medical issues. Sometimes, it can be truly life-saving.
The Five Most Key Takeaways from This Blog Post
- Though generative A.I. gets most of the public’s attention, A.I. has long been seen as a highly effective data-analysis tool.
- In a medical context, there is plenty of medical data that can form the basis of accurate predictions by A.I. systems.
- In the realm of forming accurate medical diagnoses, A.I. can be especially useful in picking up on patterns or super-small details that a human medical worker could potentially miss.
- One of the caveats that healthcare entities should consider is that medical data is sensitive and private, and so to be careful about any identifying information that is given to A.I. Figuring out what should and should not be given to A.I. will be a major question for medical ethicists to work out.
- There could be a danger, however, in putting too much trust in the A.I. For instance, a second opinion could always be useful, even if A.I. predicts that a second opinion may not be necessary.
A Real-Life Case Demonstrating that A.I. Can Indeed Be a Life-Saver
A recent story highlighting this aspect of A.I. was reported on by the BBC. Reportedly, a woman who went to a routine mammogram and was told all was well, got a “second opinion” from a medical facility using A.I. to review any mammograms given an all-clear.
That A.I. suggested that a second opinion could be necessary for that woman. And indeed it was, because after a re-review, breast cancer was detected. This finding naturally galvanized medical staff into nipping this medical issue in the cancerous bud.
This re-reviewing A.I. can also be helpful in the other kinds of cases: false positives. That too can prompt re-reviews by human beings on a medical staff.
The idea here is that the healthcare industry can benefit A.I.’s ability to perform data analysis with a level of accuracy that human beings do not have access to. Because A.I. does not get tired, or distracted, or just mysteriously inconsistent in being more effective at a certain time than another time.
For this reason, there is a lot of potential for A.I. in healthcare.
What That Medical Facility Is Doing Right
In certain respects, the implementation of A.I. in this context is a paragon for the beneficial use of A.I. in healthcare, and in general.
Worth pointing out here is that human beings are still involved at some of the most important aspects of this process.
What is also well worth pointing out is that the A.I. is not replacing humans in performing tasks, or even expediting the work of human beings in an existing task.
That latter point is important to emphasize, because one of the major problems in implementing A.I. in a Y.M.Y.L. (i.e., your-money-or-your-life) industry is that it could lead to laziness or disengagement in tasks that benefit from closely paid attention and high engagement from humans.
Instead, in this case the A.I. is usefully adding in a step to the medical process that some medical facilities traditionally may not have the resources (financial or chronological) to include in the process.
Specifically, a re-review process that can catch oversights or misinterpretations in data, specifically data related to diagnoses.
What is more, that can actually lead to more (important and necessary and potentially life-saving) work to be done by human beings.
In this way, business owners from all industries should consider that as exemplary of how to implement A.I. without leading to lower-quality work overall, but instead leading to higher-quality work.
Other Great GO AI Blog Posts
GO AI the blog offers a combination of information about, analysis of, and editorializing on A.I. technologies of interest to business owners, with especial focus on the impact this tech will have on commerce as a whole.
On a usual week, there are multiple GO AI blog posts going out. Here are some notable recent articles:
For Businesses and Other Organizations, What Makes a Successful Chatbot?
IBM Watson vs. ChatGPT vs. Gemini: How Will Each Affect Search Engines?
Using A.I. to Find Resources for Business Owners
How Would Restricting Open-Source A.I. Affect Business Owners?
The EU’s A.I. Act Has Become Law: The Implications for Business Owners (Especially American)
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