The emerging role of abbr title "artificial intelligence" AI /abbr in medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology - Mayo Clinic

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science that attempts to emulate human problem-solving skills. Also called cognitive computing, AI includes concepts such as machine learning -- including deep learning and natural language processing -- which are especially relevant to health care. Mayo Clinic views AI as a set of techniques and technologies that serve to augment, rather than replace, human intelligence. AI excels in discerning patterns in complex data sets that may not be easily detected using human analysis. Patterns that are nuanced and highly multifactorial and those buried in an extremely large data set are often difficult for any individual human to navigate or detect.