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WhyAIandroboticswilldefineNewHealth

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Whatdoctor?

WhyAIandroboticswilldefineNewHealth

Introduction

Transforming

Investment

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Introduction

Wouldyouallowamedicalrobotwithartificial

intelligence(AI)toexamine,diagnoseand

prescribeatreatmentplanforyouoramember

ofyourfamilywithcancer?Wouldyouaccepta

robotasyourprimarysurgeon?Andifyouweretodoso,whatwouldthehumancliniciando?

AIandrobotshavelongbeenathemeinfiction.FromIsaacAsimov’s‘I,Robot’in1950toBaymax,thecarerobotin‘BigHero6’,we’velongbeenfascinatedwiththepossibilitiesformachinesthatcanunderstand,

reasonandlearn–andhelpustomakebetteruseofinformation.

Justimaginethatyouhadahand-heldscannerthesizeofyoursmartphonethatcould‘sense,computeandrecord’yourdailyhealthstatusjustlikethe

StarTrekmedical‘tricorder’.Whatifitcouldmakerecommendationssothatyoucouldachieveand

maintainyour‘optimal’physicalormentalconditionordetectanomaliesearly?

RobotslikeBaymaxandtricorderscannersarenot

sciencefiction.AIandrobotsthatsupport,diagnoseandtreatpeoplearealreadyinhomes,workplaces

andclinicalenvironmentsallovertheworld.And

howweembraceAIandroboticstocomplementandenhancecurrenthealthcareservicesoverthenext

tenyearswilldefineourabilitytodeliveramore

responsivehealthservicewithimprovedhealth

outcomes,whileatthesametimeenablingpeopletotakemorecontrolovertheirday-to-dayhealthneeds.

NewHealth

Weareenteringaneweraof

health–NewHealth

Healthmatters.Itmatterstoeachofusasindividualsandtosocietyasawhole.Itliesattheheartofoureconomic,political,socialandenvironmentalprosperityandisoneofthelargestindustriesintheworld.

Modernhealthsystemscantreatandcuremorediseasesthaneverbefore.Newtechnologyisbringinginnovationtooldtreatments.Yetsignificantquality,accessand

costissuesremainandourhealthsystemsarebecomingincreasinglyunsustainable.

Whatdoctor?

Attheheartofthisreportistheemergenceandincreasinguseofartificialintelligence(AI)androboticswithin

andthroughoutthisNewHealthecosystem.Wechose‘Whatdoctor’asourtitleforthereportbecauseduringourresearch–andtheresponsetothatresearch–ithasbecomeincreasinglyclearthatpolicymakers,payers,providers,educatorsandthepublicneedtoconsider:

?WhatistheroleoftheAI/robotdoctor?

?Whatistheroleofthehumandoctor?

Theanswerstothesetwoquestionsfundamentally

impactcliniciansandcaregiversthroughouthealthcare.Theanswerswillultimatelydecidehowweimplement

theuseofAIandrobotsindevelopingourhealthcare

systemsacrosstheglobe.Wewillspecificallyaddress

thesetwoquestionsinthenextphaseofourresearch

initiative,butitisimportanttokeeptheminmindasweexploreexistingperceptionsandattitudestowardsAIandroboticsinthisreport.

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Fivedistincttrendsareconverging,whichmeanAIandroboticswillcometodefineNewHealth:

1.Firstandforemostisthevaluechallengethat

allcountriesacrosstheglobearefacing–thereis

escalatingdemandfromlong-term,chronicdisease,risingcosts,oftenwithanageingpopulationand

limitedresources(money,workforcespecialists,

etc).Yetwearecontinuingtoinvestinfacilitiesandequipmentthatwerebuilttosolveacompletely

differentsetofhealthcareneedsandarenotdesignedtocopewiththisdemand.Ahospital-centricsystemdealsverywellwithserioushealthepisodesthat

requiredaysorweeksofacutecareforveryillpeople.Butitwasneverintendedtodealwithlargenumbersofpeoplewhoseconditionsarechronic,complexandrequiretreatmentforthelongerterm.

2.Thepastdecadehasseenanexplosioninthe

amountofhealthdatathatisnowavailabletous.

Forexample,foraskinspecialistthereare11,000newdermatologyarticlespublishedeveryyear.In2013,it

wasestimatedthatthevolumeofhealth-relateddata

hadreachedoverfourzettabytes–that’sfourtrillion

gigabytes(1021)–andtherearethosewhoprojectthisexponentialgrowthratetoreachtentimesthatby2020,and,evenbeyond,toyottabyte(1024)proportions1.

Furthermore,fully80%ofthisextraordinaryamountofdataisunstructured2,meaningthatit’snotcontainedinadatabaseorsomeothertypeofdatastructure.Stayingcurrentwithandbeingabletoaccessthisdataissimplybeyondthescopeofanyhumanindividual,nomatterhowcapableorintelligent.

3.Informationtechnologydevelopmentinhealthcarehasbeen

rapidlymovingfromproductstoservicestosolutions(Frost&

Sullivan,2016).Pastdecadeshavefocusedontheinnovation

providedbymedicalproductsdeliveringhistoricandevidence-

basedcare.Thepresentdecadeisoneofmedicalplatforms

focusedonreal-time,outcome-basedcare.Thenextdecadeis

movingtowardsmedicalsolutions–usingAI,robotics,andvirtualandaugmentedreality–todeliverintelligentsolutionsforboth

evidence-andoutcome-basedhealthandfocusingoncollaborative,preventativecare.Thisconfluenceoftechnology-basedproducts,

platformsandsolutionsisleadingtoapreviouslyunimagined

precisionmedicine,downtothefamilialandindividuallevel,whichonedaymayevenbeabletopredictandtherebypreventdisease.

Last

decade

MedicalProducts

Equipment,Hardware,Consumables

Differentiationissolelythroughproduct

innovation.Focusedonhistoricandevidencebased-care.

Current

decade

MedicalPlatforms

Wearable,BigData,HealthAnalytics

Differentiationby

providingservicestokeystakeholders.Focusedonrealtimeoutcome

based-care.

Next

decade

MedicalSolutions

Robotics,AI,

AugmentedReality

Differentiationvia

intelligentsolutionsfor

evidence/outcomebasedhealth.Focusedon

preventivecare.

Source:Frost&Sullivan,‘Transforminghealthcarethroughartificialintelligencesystems’,2016

4.Technologyhas,ofcourse,hadanimpactfar

beyondthedevelopmentsinhealthcare.The

explosionoftechnology–digitallyenabled,wireless

connectivityacrossincreasinglymobiledevices–has

createdanincreasingdemocratisationofaccessfor

healthcare.SomeofthemostpowerfulAItoolsare

alreadyembeddedinAndroidoriOS.Harnessingthis

technologyisprovidingconsumerswiththedataand

informationtheyneedtoproactivelymanagetheirownhealthandwellness,andtomakebetter,moreinformeddecisionsinpartnershipwiththeirhealthcareproviders.

5.Finally,thewillingnessofthegeneralpublicto

bemoreactiveparticipantsintheirownhealthand

wellnesshasnowreachedcriticalmass.Aswereportedinour2016surveyCareAnywhere,theexplosionof

technologyandtheincreasingubiquityoftheInternetofThings(IoT)isbringingaboutbreakthroughsthatareerasinghealthcareboundariesandenablingcareanywhereandeverywhere3.Andthiswillingnessis

extendingintotheareasofAIandrobotics,whichweexploreinthisreport.

1TheMedicalFuturist(2016).

/

artificial-intelligence-will-redesign-healthcare/

2HealthcareDataInstitute(2015).http://healthcaredatainstitute.

com/2015/02/18/big-unstructured-datas-contribution-to-healthcare/

3PwC(2016).CareAnywhere:Movinghealthandwellnessoutofthe

hospitalandintothehandsoftheconsumer.

/m1/en/

publications/documents/care-anywhere.pdf

Whatdoctor?

WhyAIandroboticswilldefineNewHealth

KeepingwellEarlydetectionDiagnosisDecision-makingTreatmentEndoflifecareResearchTraining

Conclusion

References

About

Contacts

Investment

Introduction

Findings

Transforming

Nolongersciencefiction,AIandroboticsaretransforminghealthcare

Mostofusarebarelyawareofit,butAIisalreadyapartofourlives–it’sinourcars,tellinguswhenit’stimefortheenginetobeservicedbasedonourdrivingpatterns;it’sinoureverydayGooglesearchesandthesuggestionsfromAmazonthatfollowusaroundontheweb;it’sthechatbotontheendofthetelephoneincallservicecentres.AIis

becomingubiquitousandmostofususeit:Apple’sSiriprocessestwobillionnatural-languagerequestsaweek4,and20%ofrequestsonAndroidphonesaremadeby

voicealone5.

AIisgettingincreasinglysophisticatedatdoingwhat

humansdobutmoreefficiently,morequicklyandatalowercost.ThepotentialforbothAIandroboticsinhealthcare

isvast.Justlikeinoureverydaylives,AIandroboticsareincreasinglyapartofourhealthcareecosystem.

Keeping

Well

AIand

Robotics

Throughoutthissectionofthereport,wehighlightarangeofproductsandexistingoremergingtechnologyinside-

barsorboxesthatwe’vefoundduringourresearchfortheseeightareas.Itisextraordinary,andhardtokeepupwithasnewusesofAIandroboticsarelaunchedeveryweek.

EndofLifeCare

Early

Detection

DecisionMaking

Diagnosis

Treatment

Training

Research

Keepingwell

OneofAI’sbiggestpotentialbenefitsistohelppeoplestayhealthysotheydon’tneedadoctor,oratleast

notasoften.TheuseofAIandtheInternetofMedicalThings(IoMT)inconsumerhealthapplications

isalreadyhelpingpeopletomanagetheirown

healthcareandtokeepthemselveswellthrough

healthierliving.Forexample,theSmartbelt–welthasabuilt-inmechanismthatalertstheperson

whentheyovereat.Itreliesonamagneticsensortotrackwastesizeandtensiontodeterminewhentheusersmayhaveovereatenandalertsthewearer.

Further,IBMhasannouncedthreenewconsumer-focusedpartnerships,oneofwhichiswithUnderArmourwhowilluseWatsontopowera‘cognitivecoachingsystem’.

Theseapplicationsandothers(seeBox-Out)all

encouragehealthierbehaviourinindividualsandhelpwiththeproactivemanagementofahealthylifestyle.Itputsconsumersincontrolofhealthandwell-being.Additionally,AIincreasestheabilityforhealthcareprofessionalstobetterunderstandtheday-to-daypatternsandneedsofthepeopletheycarefor,andwiththatunderstandingtheyareabletoprovidebetterfeedback,guidanceandsupportforstayinghealthy–although,aswehavenoted,thesheervolumeofdataisincreasinglydifficultforhumanstodealwith,ormakesenseof.

ArtificialIntelligenceandConsumer

Appsforkeepingwell

4TheRinger(2016).HowSiriGotLeftBehind.

/amp/p/2ffc86fe5dfa

5TheEconomist(2017).Howvoicetechnologyistransformingcomputing.

/news/leaders/21713836-casting-magic-spell-it

-lets-people-control-world-through-words-alone-how-voice

Keepingwell

OneofAI’sbiggestpotentialbenefitsistohelppeoplestayhealthysotheydon’tneedadoctor,oratleast

notasoften.TheuseofAIandtheInternetofMedical

inhealthapplications

ArtificialIntelligenceandConsumerAppsforkeepingwell

SmartPerformanceAppareloffersreal-timebiometrics,personalisedprogramming,andcustomised

reportingtohelpathletesreachtheirgoalsfaster.

SamsungElectronicsoffersconsumersdevicessuchassmartwatchesandactivitytrackers,aswell

astheirTizenopen-sourceoperatingsystem,whichgivesusersquickaccesstotheirmobiledevices

andhelpthemtracktheirfitness.

LumoLiftisaposturemonitoringdevicethatalertsthepersonwhentheirposturechanges,thus

providingthefeedbacknecessarytoensurecorrectposturewhethersittingorstanding.

UnderArmourwilluseIBM’sWatsontopowera‘cognitivecoachingsystem’inanapplicationthat

providescustomisedadviceforsleep,fitness,activityandnutrition.Theinsightsoriginatefromthree

sources:crunchingdatafromUnderArmour’s200million-memberConnectedFitnesscommunity,

externalacademicresearchstudiesandinstitutions,andIBMWatsonsimilarityanalytics.Under

Armourwillbeaddingnewcapabilitiesincludingbehaviouralandperformancemanagement,food

intaketrackingandoverallnutritionmanagementaswellastheeffectsofweatherandenvironment

ontraining.

PathwayGenomicsisdevelopinganapplicationthatwillprovidecustomisedhealthadvicebasedon

auser’sspecificgeneticmakeup.

forstayinghealthy–although,aswehavenoted,thesheervolumeofdataisincreasinglydifficultforhumanstodealwith,ormakesenseof.

4TheRinger(2016).HowSiriGotLeftBehind.

/amp/p/2ffc86fe5dfa

5TheEconomist(2017).Howvoicetechnologyistransformingcomputing.

/news/leaders/21713836-casting-magic-spell-it

-lets-people-control-world-through-words-alone-how-voice

Introduction

Investment

Findings

Conclusion

References

About

Contacts

Transforming

Whatdoctor?

WhyAIandroboticswilldefineNewHealth

KeepingwellEarlydetectionDiagnosisDecision-makingTreatmentEndoflifecareResearchTraining

Nolongersciencefiction,AIandroboticsaretransforminghealthcare

Mostofusarebarelyawareofit,butAIisalreadyapartofourlives–it’sinourcars,tellinguswhenit’stimefortheenginetobeservicedbasedonourdrivingpatterns;it’sinoureverydayGooglesearchesandthesuggestionsfromAmazonthatfollowusaroundontheweb;it’sthechatbotontheendofthetelephoneincallservicecentres.AIis

becomingubiquitousandmostofususeit:Apple’sSiriprocessestwobillionnatural-languagerequestsaweek4,and20%ofrequestsonAndroidphonesaremadeby

voicealone5.

AIisgettingincreasinglysophisticatedatdoingwhat

humansdobutmoreefficiently,morequicklyandatalowercost.ThepotentialforbothAIandroboticsinhealthcare

isvast.Justlikeinoureverydaylives,AIandroboticsareincreasinglyapartofourhealthcareecosystem.

Keeping

Well

AIand

Robotics

Endof

LifeCare

Decision

Making

Throughoutthissectionofthereport,wehighlightarangeofproductsandexistingoremergingtechnologyinside-

barsorboxesthatwe’vefoundduringourresearchfortheseeightareas.Itisextraordinary,andhardtokeepupwithasnewusesofAIandroboticsarelaunchedeveryweek.

Early

Detection

Diagnosis

Treatment

Training

Research

Whatdoctor?

WhyAIandroboticswilldefineNewHealth

KeepingwellEarlyDetectionDiagnosisDecision-makingTreatmentEndoflifecareResearchTraining

Conclusion

References

About

Contacts

Investment

Introduction

Findings

Transforming

Nolongersciencefiction,AIandroboticsaretransforminghealthcare

Mostofusarebarelyawareofit,butAIisalreadyapartofourlives–it’sinourcars,tellinguswhenit’stimefortheenginetobeservicedbasedonourdrivingpatterns;it’sinoureverydayGooglesearchesandthesuggestionsfromAmazonthatfollowusaroundontheweb;it’sthechatbotontheendofthetelephoneincallservicecentres.AIis

becomingubiquitousandmostofususeit:Apple’sSiriprocessestwobillionnatural-languagerequestsaweek4,and20%ofrequestsonAndroidphonesaremadeby

voicealone5.

AIisgettingincreasinglysophisticatedatdoingwhat

humansdobutmoreefficiently,morequicklyandatalowercost.ThepotentialforbothAIandroboticsinhealthcare

isvast.Justlikeinoureverydaylives,AIandroboticsareincreasinglyapartofourhealthcareecosystem.

Keeping

Well

AIand

Robotics

Throughoutthissectionofthereport,wehighlightarangeofproductsandexistingoremergingtechnologyinside-

barsorboxesthatwe’vefoundduringourresearchfortheseeightareas.Itisextraordinary,andhardtokeepupwithasnewusesofAIandroboticsarelaunchedeveryweek.

EndofLifeCare

Early

Detection

DecisionMaking

Diagnosis

Treatment

Training

Research

Earlydetection

AIandWearablesfor

earlydetection

AIisalreadybeingusedtodetectdiseases,suchas

cancer,moreaccuratelyandintheirearlystages.For

example,accordingtotheAmericanCancerSociety,

12.1millionmammogramsareperformedannuallyin

theUS,butahighproportionofthesemammograms

yieldfalseresults,leadingto1in2healthywomen

beingtoldtheyhavecancer.TheuseofAIisenabling

reviewandtranslationofmammograms30times

fasterwith99%accuracy,reducingtheneed

forunnecessarybiopsiesaswellasreducingthe

uncertaintyandstressofamisdiagnosis6.

Theproliferationofconsumerwearablesandother

medicaldevicescombinedwithAIisalsobeing

appliedtooverseeearly-stageheartdisease,enabling

doctorsandothercaregiverstobettermonitorand

detectpotentiallylife-threateningepisodesatearlier,

moretreatablestages.

Onthehorizon,Microsoftisdevelopingcomputers

programmedforuseatamolecularleveltostart

fightingcancerouscellsassoonastheyaredetected.

TheyarealsodoingresearchforusingAItointerpret

onlinesearchenginebehaviour,forexample,atthe

pointwheresomeonemightresearchsymptoms

onlinelongbeforetheyapproachtheirphysician.

4TheRinger(2016).HowSiriGotLeftBehind.

/amp/p/2ffc86fe5dfa

5TheEconomist(2017).Howvoicetechnologyistransformingcomputing.

/news/leaders/21713836-casting-magic-spell-it

-lets-people-control-world-through-words-alone-how-voice

6Wired(2016).

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/cancer-risk-ai-mammograms

Earlydetection

AIisalreadybeingusedtodetectdiseases,suchas

cancer,moreaccuratelyandintheirearlystages.For

example,accordingtotheAmericanCancerSociety,millionperformedannuallyin

AIandWearablesforearlydetection

Cyrcadia’siTBraTMisawearablevestbeingusedtoscreenforthedetectionofbreastcanceratearlierstages.

CardioDiagnosticshasdevelopedadevicethatisabletoremotelymonitoritswearerforheartirregularitiesandisusedtoimprovecardiacmonitoringandrhythmmanagement.

TheproliferationofconsumerwearablesandothermedicaldevicescombinedwithAIisalsobeing

appliedtooverseeearly-stageheartdisease,enablingdoctorsandothercaregiverstobettermonitorand

detectpotentiallylife-threateningepisodesatearlier,moretreatablestages.

Onthehorizon,Microsoftisdevelopingcomputersprogrammedforuseatamolecularleveltostart

fightingcancerouscellsassoonastheyaredetected.TheyarealsodoingresearchforusingAItointerpretonlinesearchenginebehaviour,forexample,atthepointwheresomeonemightresearchsymptoms

onlinelongbeforetheyapproachtheirphysician.

4TheRinger(2016).HowSiriGotLeftBehind.

/amp/p/2ffc86fe5dfa

5TheEconomist(2017).Howvoicetechnologyistransformingcomputing.

/news/leaders/21713836-casting-magic-spell-it

-lets-people-control-world-through-words-alone-how-voice

6Wired(2016).

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/cancer-risk-ai-mammograms

Introduction

Investment

Findings

Conclusion

References

About

Contacts

Transforming

Whatdoctor?

WhyAIandroboticswilldefineNewHealth

KeepingwellEarlyDetectionDiagnosisDecision-makingTreatmentEndoflifecareResearchTraining

Nolongersciencefiction,AIandroboticsaretransforminghealthcare

Mostofusarebarelyawareofit,butAIisalreadyapartofourlives–it’sinourcars,tellinguswhenit’stimefortheenginetobeservicedbasedonourdrivingpatterns;it’sinoureverydayGooglesearchesandthesuggestionsfromAmazonthatfollowusaroundontheweb;it’sthechatbotontheendofthetelephoneincallservicecentres.AIis

becomingubiquitousandmostofususeit:Apple’sSiriprocessestwobillionnatural-languagerequestsaweek4,and20%ofrequestsonAndroidphonesaremadeby

voicealone5.

AIisgettingincreasinglysophisticatedatdoingwhat

humansdobutmoreefficiently,morequicklyandatalowercost.ThepotentialforbothAIandroboticsinhealthcare

isvast.Justlikeinoureverydaylives,AIandroboticsareincreasinglyapartofourhealthcareecosystem.

Keeping

Well

AIand

Robotics

Endof

LifeCare

Decision

Making

Throughoutthissectionofthereport,wehighlightarangeofproductsandexistingoremergingtechnologyinside-

barsorboxesthatwe’vefoundduringourresearchfortheseeightareas.Itisextraordinary,andhardtokeepupwithasnewusesofAIandroboticsarelaunchedeveryweek.

Early

Detection

Diagnosis

Treatment

Training

Research

Whatdoctor?

WhyAIandroboticswilldefineNewHealth

KeepingwellEarlyDetectionDiagnosisDecision-makingTreatmentEndoflifecareResearchTraining

Conclusion

References

About

Contacts

Investment

Introduction

Findings

Transforming

Nolongersciencefiction,AIandroboticsaretransforminghealthcare

Mostofusarebarelyawareofit,butAIisalreadyapartofourlives–it’sinourcars,tellinguswhenit’stimefortheenginetobeservicedbasedonourdrivingpatterns;it’sinoureverydayGooglesearchesandthesuggestionsfromAmazonthatfollowusaroundontheweb;it’sthechatbotontheendofthetelephoneincallservicecentres.AIis

becomingubiquitousandmostofususeit:Apple’sSiriprocessestwobillionnatural-languagerequestsaweek4,and20%ofrequestsonAndroidphonesaremadeby

voicealone5.

AIisgettingincreasinglysophisticatedatdoingwhat

humansdobutmoreefficiently,morequicklyandatalowercost.ThepotentialforbothAIandroboticsinhealthcare

isvast.Justlikeinoureverydaylives,AIandroboticsareincreasinglyapartofourhealthcareecosystem.

Keeping

Well

AIand

Robotics

Throughoutthissectionofthereport,wehighlightarangeofproductsandexistingoremergingtechnologyinside-

barsorboxesthatwe’vefoundduringourresearchfortheseeightareas.Itisextraordinary,andhardtokeepupwithasnewusesofAIandroboticsarelaunchedeveryweek.

EndofLifeCare

Early

Detection

DecisionMaking

Diagnosis

Treatment

Training

Research

Diagnosis

Google’sDeepMind

It’sestimatedthat80%ofhealthdataisinvisibleto

currentsystemsbecauseit’sunstructured7.IBM’s

WatsonforHealthusescognitivetechnologyto

helphealthcareorganisationsunlockvastamounts

ofhealthdataandpowerdiagnosis.Watsoncan

reviewandstorefarmoremedicalinformation–

everymedicaljournal,symptom,andcasestudy

oftreatmentandresponsearoundtheworld–

exponentiallyfasterthananyhuman.Anditdoesn’t

juststoredata,it’scapableoffindingmeaningin

it.Unlikehumans,itsdecisionsareallevidence-

basedandfreeofcognitivebiasesoroverconfidence,

enablingrapidanalysisandvastlyreducing–even

eliminating–misdiagnosis.

Google’sDeepMindHealthisworkingin

partnershipwithclinicians,researchersandpatients

tosolvereal-worldhealthcareproblems.The

technologycombinesmachinelearningandsystems

neurosciencetobuildpowerfulgeneral-purpose

learningalgorithmsintoneuralnetworksthatmimic

thehumanbrain.

4TheRinger(2016).HowSiriGotLeftBehind.

/amp/p/2ffc86fe5dfa

5TheEconomist(2017).Howvoicetechnologyistransformingcomputing.

/news/leaders/21713836-casting-magic-spell-it

-lets-people-control-world-through-words-alone-how-voice

7HealthcareDataInstitute(2015).http://healthcaredatainstitute.

com/2015/02/18/big-unstructured-datas-contribution-to-healthcare/

Diagnosis

It’sestimatedthat80%ofhealthdataisinvisibleto

currentsystemsbecauseit’sunstructured7.IBM’s

WatsonforHealthusescognitivetechnologyto

helphealthcareorganisationsunlock

Google’sDeepmind

In2016,Google’sDeepMindstunnedtheGo-playingworldbybeating18-timeworldchampionLee

Se-dol,oneofthehighestrankedplayersintheworld.Itwasthefirsttimeacomputerprogramme

tookonaprofessionalplayerofthisancientChineseboardgame,whichhaslongbeenconsidered

impossibleforcomputerstoplayattheinternationalprofessionallevel.It’smuchmoredifficultthan

othergameslikechess,eventhoughtherulesarerelativelysimple,becauseofthealmostinfinite

numberofpossibilitiesandthehighlevelsofintuitionrequiredofaworld-classplayer.Deepmind’s

programmedisplayedgame-winningcreativity,insomecasesfindingmovesthatchallengedmillennia

ofGowisdom.

DeepMindHealthbeganworkingwithhospitalsintheUKin2016,searchingforearlysignsofdisease

thatleadtoblindnessandcancer,aswellasdevelopingnewclinicalmobileappslinkedtoelectronic

patientrecords.

technologycombinesmachinelearningandsystems

neurosciencetobuildpowerfulgeneral-purpose

learningalgorithmsintoneuralnetworksthatmimicthehumanbrain.

4TheRinger(2016).HowSiriGotLeftBehind.

/amp/p/2ffc86fe5dfa

5TheEconomist(2017).Howvoicetechnologyistransformingcomputing.

/news/leaders/21713836-casting-magic-spell-it

-lets-people-control-world-through-words-alone-how-voice

7HealthcareDataInstitute(2015).http://healthcaredatainstitute.

com/2015/02/18/big-unstructured-datas-contribution-to-healthcare/

Introduction

Investment

Findings

Conclusion

References

About

Contacts

Transforming

WhyAIandroboticswilldefineNewHealth

Whatdoctor?

KeepingwellEarlyDetectionDiagnosisDecision-makingTreatmentEndoflifecareResearchTraining

Nolongersciencefiction,AIandroboticsaretransforminghealthcare

Mostofusarebarelyawareofit,butAIisalreadyapartofourlives–it’sinourcars,tellinguswhenit’stimefortheenginetobeservicedbasedonourdrivingpatterns;it’sinoureverydayGooglesearchesandthesuggestionsfromAmazonthatfollo