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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Stephen C. Webster — AI system diagnoses illnesses better than doctors

AI system diagnoses illnesses better than doctors (via Raw Story )

An artificial intelligence system developed by researchers at the University of Indiana can diagnose illnesses and prescribe courses of treatment significantly better than a human doctor, the university said Monday. Using a computerized decision making processes similar to IBM’s wiz computer “Watson…

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2013 at 1:41 PM

    Can we build one for economic forecasting and punditry?

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  2. Andy BlatchfordFebruary 12, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    All we need is hologram technology and we get
    http://plasmapool.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/stvo_picardo_gift_500x366.jpg

    BTW Tom did you see Frances latest? liked this line
    "What is clear to me already though, is that the boundary between education and work is blurring."
    http://coppolacomment.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/bifurcation-in-labour-market.html

    Definately go with that

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  3. Roger EricksonFebruary 13, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    ?? how can one ever separate living & learning?

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  4. Andy BlatchfordFebruary 13, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    Not meant like that really Roger,worth reading the whole thing.

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  5. Tom HickeyFebruary 13, 2013 at 3:04 PM

    how can one ever separate living & learning?

    Through a poorly designed educational process that separates living & learning, as John Dewey pointed out in his work.

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