Scientists say artificial intelligence will deliver results in healthcare

Artificial intelligence is starting to play a transformational role in the healthcare industry, even if opportunities for using it are just beginning to be explored. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation commissioned the report; the names of the scientists who developed the report are not being released. Computers can match human competence in image recognition and, in some studies, can make diagnostic decisions on medical images that match or exceed the ability of clinicians. Technology is also getting better at speech recognition and natural language processing. However, while the healthcare industry has a huge amount of data, the quality and accessibility to pertinent data at an affordable cost remains a challenge, as does the protection and sharing of data.