AI Identifies Patients at Highest Risk of Cholera Infection

Image has been cropped and resized. Scientists have developed machine-learning algorithms that can identify patterns in the bacteria of a patient's gut to determine whether the patient is likely to get infected if exposed to cholera. The researchers believe such artificial intelligence (AI) could be critical in areas of high cholera risk, since it can analyze trillions of bacteria, much more than can be done by humans. The study also demonstrates the power of machine learning to uncover medical insights that would otherwise remain obscure. READ: AI's Ethical Concerns Go Beyond Data Security and Quality The research is a collaboration between Duke University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, in Bangladesh.