How long do you have left to live? A new AI could have the answer

Using artificial intelligence to predict how long we'll live, is now a step closer to reality thanks to new research. In the first study of its kind, machine learning was used to predict which patients would die within five years, with 69 per cent accuracy, by analysing imaging of patients' chests. The results are comparable with traditional predictions made by doctors. While the findings from the University of Adelaide study may sound a little macabre, they could have important implications for the early diagnosis of serious illness, enabling doctors to intervene with potentially life-saving treatments. "Predicting the future of a patient is useful because it may enable doctors to tailor treatments to the individual," says lead author Dr Luke Oakden-Rayner, from the University of Adelaide's School of Public Health.