Business
AI Insights from Big Pharma: Johnson & Johnson reveals its revised AI strategy
The world’s biggest pharmaceutical company by revenue shed light on its AI strategy.
AI for Medicine
Machine Learning Research
The LLM Will See You Now: AMIE, a chatbot that outperforms doctors in diagnostic conversations
A critical step in diagnosing illnesses is a conversation between doctor and patient to assemble a medical history, discuss approaches to managing symptoms, and so on.
Science
Heart-Risk Model Saves Lives: Deep learning model identifies high-risk patients from EKG readings
A deep learning model significantly reduced deaths among critically ill hospital patients.
Science
AlphaFold 3 Embraces All Biochemistry: DeepMind’s AlphaFold 3 enhances 3D biomolecular modeling.
The latest update of DeepMind’s AlphaFold model is designed to find the structures of not just proteins but all biologically active molecules as well as interactions between them.
Science
Early Detection for Pancreatic Cancer: A neural network shows remarkable accuracy in forecasting risk of pancreatic cancer.
A neural network detected early signs of pancreatic cancer more effectively than doctors who used the usual risk-assessment criteria. Researchers at MIT and oncologists at Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston...
Science
Deep Learning Discovers Antibiotics: Researchers used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics.
Biologists used neural networks to find a new class of antibiotics. Researchers at MIT and Harvard trained models to screen chemical compounds for those that kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the deadliest among bacteria that have...
Science
Sharper Vision for Cancer: An AI-powered microscope that helps pathologists detect cancer
A microscope enhanced with augmented reality is helping pathologists recognize cancerous tissue. The United States Department of Defense is using microscopes that use machine learning models based on research from Google to detect cancers.
Tech & Society
Doctors Wary of Medical AI Devices: U.S. regulatory system criticized for approving AI medical devices without transparency.
The United States’ regulatory regime may not be clear or flexible enough to ensure the safety of AI-powered medical devices. Physicians and other health professionals believe that U.S. regulators have approved AI-powered medical products without proper oversight or disclosure.
Machine Learning Research
The Language of Schizophrenia: LLMs can play a valuable role in diagnosing schizophrenia, study finds.
Large language models may help psychiatrists resolve unanswered questions about mental illness. Researchers from University College London, Beijing Normal University, and Lisbon’s Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown used a large language model to...
Science
Rigorous Trial: AI matches humans in breast cancer diagnosis.
A deep learning system detected breast cancer in mammograms as well as experienced radiologists, according to a landmark study.
Interviews & Essays
A Visionary Doctor Prescribes AI: Dr. Eric Topol makes the case for AI in medicine.
Eric Topol is one of the world’s leading advocates for AI in medicine. Below he shares his insights into the fusion of AI and medicine and advice for machine learning engineers who want to get involved.
Tech & Society
Diagnosis — The Telltale Heart: How a company is using AI to monitor hearth health
The wearable revolution is helping doctors figure out what’s troubling your ticker — thanks to deep learning. The problem: Arrhythmias, a range of conditions in which the heart beats too fast, too slow, or erratically, can cause heart attack or stroke.