Machine Learning is Disrupting Life Science Research – For Good

Discussions seem to be popping up everywhere from industry events to articles in mainstream business magazines about the future of medicine and whether artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will displace the work being done by researchers and doctors. A recent interview in The New Yorker even suggested that radiologist training should be halted, since deep learning will be doing a better job than professionals within the next five years. While it's true that artificial intelligence and computer-based algorithms are making their way into both the lab and clinical practice, the adoption of these new technologies will not replace the work of the researchers themselves. On the contrary: it'll enable them to become more effective than ever before. Big data is getting bigger by the minute.