Artificial Intelligence Key To Treating Illness

Complex computer software may be the key to correctly diagnosing and treating patients with various diseases. Dr. Nick Ernest, a UC graduate who beat the Air Force in a simulated game of aerial combat with his artificial intelligence (AI) system, is now applying the concept to the human body. In a proof of concept study, Ernest harnessed the power of his Psibernetix AI program to determine if bipolar patients could benefit from a certain medication. Using fMRIs of bipolar patients, the software looked at how each patient would react to lithium. The computer software predicted with 100 percent accuracy how patients would respond.