AI meets offers real-world benefits to healthcare - CU Anschutz Today

In contrast to the science fiction portrayal of evil computers plotting to overthrow humankind, artificial intelligence (AI) in fact seems poised to help improve human health in a multitude of ways, including flagging suspicious moles for dermatologist follow-up, monitoring blood volume in military field personnel and tracking flu outbreaks via Twitter. The Colorado Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CCTSI) recently held the 7th annual CU-CSU Summit on the topic of "AI and Machine Learning in Biomedical Research", with over 150 researchers, clinicians and student attendees from all three CU campuses and CSU. Ronald Sokol, MD, CCTSI director, said, "The purpose of the CCTSI is to accelerate and catalyze translating discoveries into better patient care and population health by bringing together expertise from all our partners." Rather than individual campuses operating in silos, the annual Summit brings together clinicians, basic and clinical researchers, post-doctoral fellows, mathematicians and others to highlight ongoing research excellence, establish collaborations and increase interconnectivity of the four campuses. This year's conference on AI hit capacity for registration, including attendance by more mathematicians and with more poster submissions than the preceding six events.