Generative Adversarial Networks: How Can AI Learn So Much While Its IQ Remains Zero?
A short while ago we wrote about why it is a good idea to get friendly with AI before it arrives in your everyday work environment. We introduced the text-to-art algorithm Midjourney – as an easy and entertaining partner for this venture.
But how do these algorithms work? How can they translate our words (Superman and Wonderwoman in Starbucks) into (more or less) fitting images? And how is it possible that while these models get better and better, their IQ remains 0?
Superman and Wonderwoman in Starbucks – by Midjourney
Welcome to the wonderful world of Generative Adversarial Networks or GANs for short...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 2, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI algorithm deep learning GAN Generative Adversarial Networks Source Type: blogs
These 8 Countries Could Put Together The World ’ s Most Advanced Healthcare System
If we are looking for the one thing common in the healthcare systems in various countries, is that no one has ever been truly satisfied with their own. The level of satisfaction/dissatisfaction of course varies widely between countries and is closely related to the economic performance and possibilities available for the given country in the past centuries/decades. But as we will see, with having focus and working for the right goals, it is possible to fully transform a country and its healthcare in just a few decades.
Can we, dreaming freely, come up with the perfect system? There are so many good examples all over the...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Future of Medicine Science Fiction e-patient Healthcare healthcare design digital technology health IT healthcare system longevity digital health technologies Future of healthcare patient inclusion Source Type: blogs
10+1 Commandments For Companies Developing Wearable Health Trackers
Throughout the last couple of years, I have tested and used about 150 devices and gadgets that measure health parameters or vital signs. From the very first Fitbit to A.I.-driven portable ultrasounds, the evolution is real, and I am delighted to have had the opportunity to watch it first-hand.
I also use a dozen health trackers to live healthily on a daily basis. Even before the wearable revolution started to unfold – just as I described in The Guide to the Future of Medicine -, I used data in an Excel spreadsheet to know more about my health and boost my motivation. Nowadays, it is unimaginable for me to go out...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 25, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers future Medicine smartwatch technology wearable gc2 Kardia fitness tracker Apple Watch digital health device withings scanwatch Source Type: blogs
A 24-Hour Skin Patch That Monitors Blood Pressure: The BioBeat Review
This study shows similar and high agreements between BP measurements obtained using a PPG-based non-invasive cuffless BP device and a cuff-based BP device across sex, BMI, and skin color groups.”
“…the considerably higher sensitivity of wearable sensors can revolutionize clinical trials by enabling earlier identification of abnormal reactions with fewer subjects.” – says the other published on Nature.com.
Pros and Cons and my final verdict
First of all, I liked this device, it was indeed comfortable, I think it has a place in healthcare, and it is filling an important niche. Blo...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers Portable Medical Diagnostics review blood pressure blood pressure monitor Biobeat Source Type: blogs
What Could You Do With Cheap Genome Sequencing Now?
Genome sequencing does definitely not equal fortune telling: it cannot predict how long you will live or what your body mass index will look like. However, it can tell you a lot about your sensitivity to drugs, your family history or whether you are a carrier of monogenic conditions.
After the Human Genome Project was completed 20 years ago (for a whopping $2.7 billion), the dream was to be able to sequence a person’s genome for 1000 USD. After this became feasible, the next dream was to make it even cheaper: now it costs around 200 USD after Illumina’s innovation came to life.
What is the next dream? To...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 18, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Genomics Personalized Medicine DNA dna testing Genetic testing genetics Genome Healthcare Innovation gc3 genome sequencing Source Type: blogs
The 8 Most Reassuring Examples of Using A.I. In Healthcare
Artificial intelligence, probably the most powerful technology trend today, will transform healthcare. In some areas, it has already arrived, extending the diagnostic capabilities of radiologists or dermatologists, supporting triage decisions in emergency units, looking for promising new drug candidates or allowing locked-in patients to communicate with others.
But this is just the beginning. A cultural and technological revolution is just around the corner. What will it bring? How will it reshape the art of medicine? This is the topic of our most popular e-book, A Guide To Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare. The...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 14, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Source Type: blogs
Here Is How You Get Friendly With A.I. Before It Gets To The Office
If you ask a random person whether they use artificial intelligence in their everyday lives, the answer will likely be a firm negative. However, this answer is incorrect: most of us use it a good number of times every day. A.I. is everywhere around us, it just doesn’t look like the mental picture we have, which usually resembles T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgement Day or the Borg Queen from the Star Trek series. Ugly, evil, and almost omnipotent.
All images in this article were generated by Midjourney, a text-to-art algorithm. This was its take on “The Borg Queen and T-1000 from Terminator 2 in one picture”
Mos...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 11, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine AI algorithm text-to-art Midjourney Source Type: blogs
Here Is How Digital Health Devices Helped Me Recover From A Serious Infection
This article – like all our articles and technology reviews – was not sponsored by the company. However, having all these devices available allowed me to track a good amount of data on a single platform – which was comfortable, but by no means necessary, you could do the same with devices from a number of manufacturers)
Here is what I learned as the disease progressed
The sleep sensor showed my average heart rate (HR) was above 80 even during my sleep during the acute phase of the infection, while it is around 55 during my resting hours normally. I was able to track when the acute phase ended ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 6, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF E-Patients Health Sensors & Trackers digital health digital health sensors recovery Source Type: blogs
DiGA: How Germany Channeled Digital Health Apps Into Its Healthcare System
Digital health applications and solutions are increasingly becoming part of our healthcare experience. Partially because they offer fast and convenient solutions for problems arising from capacity shortages of the traditional medical systems (like skin checking apps), or because they enhance the capabilities of doctors, medical personnel, or hospitals (like sepsis watch algorithms or A.I. diagnostics models).
While these apps are available in a large number of medical specialities, channelling them into state-run healthcare systems to harness the benefits on population-wide scales is challenging.
Germany’s Di...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Digital Health Research Healthcare Policy healthcare system germany digital health apps DIGA Source Type: blogs
5 Trends That Will Determine The Hospital From The Future
For centuries, scientists have been trying to envision the future of hospitals. Following the recent shift towards digital health technologies and the adoption of remote care approaches, in part precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is only natural for one to wonder how these developments will impact those healthcare institutions. What can we expect from them in the future? Or will there be hospitals altogether in a decade’s time?
The short answer is yes, physical institutions will still be part of the future of healthcare. However, their roles will be significantly different from what they currently are. They wil...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 29, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Pranavsingh Dhunnoo Tags: TMF Forecast Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Medicine Healthcare Design Medical Education Telemedicine & Smartphones AI future of hospital telehealth remote care point-of-care hospitals fut Source Type: blogs
3 Reasons Why Patient Design Must Replace The Patient-Centricity Illusion
What is the difference between patient design and patient centricity? Why is the former a concept we need to embrace in the future of medicine, and why is it time to forget about the latter? These are the questions we examined in our latest paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, authored by The Medical Futurist Dr Bertalan Mesko and patient scholar Dave deBronkart – widely known as ePatient Dave.
Patient centricity has been the buzzword of the past two decades, especially often used in the 2010s, from pharma companies to healthcare providers, it was loudly advertised everywhere. As nice...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF E-Patients Future of Medicine Healthcare Design study patient empowerment patient design Digital Health Trend Study Future of healthcare patient centricity Source Type: blogs
The Future of Radiology And Artificial Intelligence
What if an algorithm could tell you whether you have cancer based on your CT scan or mammography exam? While I am confident that radiologists’ creative work will be necessary in the future to solve complex issues and supervise diagnostic processes, A.I. will definitely become part of their daily routine in diagnosing simpler cases and taking over repetitive tasks. So rather than getting threatened by it, we should familiarise ourselves with how it could help change the course of radiology for the better.
Radiologists who use A.I. will replace those who don’t
There is a lot of hype and plenty of fear around ar...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 22, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine AI artificial intelligence cancer Health Healthcare ibm watson Innovation MRI Radiology technology gc4 medical imaging CT scanning Source Type: blogs
6 Examples Of How The Hippocratic Oath Should Be Upgraded
Physicians have been taking the Hippocratic Oath for centuries. Originally written in 400 BC, it is one of the oldest known codes of ethics, attributed to Hippocrates, the ancient Greek philosopher and physician. In the “A Revised Hippocratic Oath for the Era of Digital Health” paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research by Brennan Spiegel and Bertalan Mesko (The Medical Futurist), we advocated how we should upgrade the millennia-old principles to reflect the 21st-century realities of medicine.
Amazingly modern for its age and timeless in its core principles, the Oath describes ideals that are timely...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 20, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Future of Medicine Healthcare Policy Medical Education hippocratic oath medical oath doctors' oath upgrade modernized hippocratic oath revised hippocatic oath 21st century hippocratic oath Source Type: blogs
5 Scenarios Of How Your Health Data Can Be (Or Was Already) Stolen
I really don’t want to sound like Aunt Karen, suspecting a culprit hiding behind every bush, but chances are your health data was or will be stolen. This is a strong statement and might sound paranoid. But, as the old joke goes: being paranoid doesn’t mean someone is not after you.
Here we will introduce five general scenarios of how unknown third-party actors can access your health data without your knowledge (and consent). We introduce these to paint a clearer picture of how medical data can change hands and help you prepare to avoid it – as much as possible.
You had a genetic test done
You o...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Forecast Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Future of Food Healthcare Policy Security & Privacy Source Type: blogs
The First Database Of Tech Giants Collaborating With Healthcare: What Can We Learn?
We keep repeating for years that tech giants are marching into healthcare. This has become really pronounced in the past few weeks, when we hardly saw a day without a major, healthcare-related announcement from one of these companies, like Amazon’s $3.9B OneMedical acquisition, or the plans for entering the Japanese prescription drug market, but we can also mention ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok acquiring a private hospital chain for $1.5B. And it’s not only tech giants, but retail giants too, that are planning to disrupt the healthcare landscape, CVS Health just confirmed an $8B takeover of Signify Health...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Digital Health Research Healthcare Design Healthcare Policy Security & Privacy Telemedicine & Smartphones AI collaboration medical technology deep learning machine learning tech giants Futu Source Type: blogs
