The Next Doctor You Consult Could Be a Robot: Healthcare Meets AI and the Blockchain -- Bitcoin Magazine

On August 24, doc.ai announced that their advanced natural language processing technology platform, based on the blockchain, would timestamp datasets and decentralize artificial intelligence. The startup stated that the platform was "envisioned and built" by researchers from Stanford and Cambridge Universities. The objective of the company is to help healthcare companies improve patient care and experience through an advanced natural dialogue system which will be able to generate insights from combined medical data. According to the World Health Organization, there is a shortage of seven million healthcare professionals globally, and that number is on the rise. There is increasing pressure on doctors who are faced with meeting the challenging needs of the population and keeping up with the latest developments in healthcare and medicine.