AI Stats News: 45% Of US Consumers Want Their Physician To Use AI For Better Diagnosis

Recent surveys, studies, forecasts and other quantitative assessments of the progress of AI highlighted US consumers' interest in AI working alongside their physicians, the current porn-heavy state of deepfakes, the potential business benefits of Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and the impact of automation on incomes and employment. The internet is home to at least 14,678 deepfakes, according to a new report by DeepTrace. Funds run by computers that follow rules set by humans account for 35% of America's stockmarket, 60% of institutional equity assets and 60% of trading activity. Exchange-traded funds (etfs) and mutual funds automatically track indices of shares and bonds--in September 2019 these vehicles had $4.3trn invested in American equities, exceeding the sums actively run by humans for the first time [The Economist] Only 16% expect to reduce training budgets; 52% of the U.S. employees surveyed believe they have the necessary skills to be successful in an AI-enabled workplace, 20% saying they do not possess the right skills, and 28% reporting they aren't sure; 25% of employers and 20% of employees see a definite gap in workers' skills; 63% of U.S. employees expressed willingness to use a virtual or digital assistant to help them self-manage tasks and deadlines [Genesys surveys of 303 employers and 1,001 employees] Only 29% of finance departments that have deployed Robotic Process Automation (RPA) have utilized the technology for financial reporting; the average amount of avoidable rework in accounting departments can take up to 30% of a full-time employee's overall time. The first comprehensive review of studies published since 2012 comparing analysis of medical images by healthcare professionals and deep learning systems found humans and machines are on a par.