AI in Medicine: A Doctor's New Partner
Thu Jan 09 2025
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Having a super-smart assistant that can help diagnose diseases and manage patient records. That's what a team of researchers created with MedFound, a language model designed just for the healthcare field. With a staggering 176 billion parameters, MedFound was trained on real medical texts and doctors' notes. It learned to diagnose diseases, both common and rare, across eight different medical areas. Tests showed it was better than other models at this task. Not only that, but it could also help doctors by summarizing patient records and managing risks. This shows that AI could be a game-changer in daily medical practice.
But let's think critically for a moment. While AI can be very helpful, it's not a replacement for human doctors. There's still a need for human touch and expertise. And we should always question and validate AI results. After all, even the smartest AI can make mistakes.
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