AI and machine learning could halve preventable errors in medicine

Imagine that a friend or loved one is in the hospital for a routine operation or procedure. It seems like they are on their way to recovery, but then, you learn that septic shock -- a widespread infection leading to organ failure and low blood pressure -- has set in. Your loved one needs immediate and urgent medical attention. Such an outcome is not out of the ordinary. According to the CDC, about 270,000 of the 1.7 million American adults that develop sepsis will die each year, and 1 in 3 hospital deaths are the result of sepsis.