Here's How Google's AI Helps Detect Cancer Via Deep Learning

Deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence (AI) where computers are taught to recognize patterns in huge datasets, can now be useful in identifying breast cancer. Google reported March 3, Friday, that it has achieved groundbreaking results in using AI to analyze thousands of cancer cell slides from a Dutch university and diagnose the common form of cancer. A pathologist's report is usually the gold standard in diagnosing many diseases, including breast cancer. But even with extensive training and experience, there can be variations in diagnoses by different pathologists. "[A]greement in diagnosis for some forms of breast cancer can be as low as 48 [percent], and similarly low for prostate cancer," Google wrote in a blog post.