AI can accurately predict who will develop dementia

Pioneering technology using artificial intelligence in the UK and US can accurately predict which people will within two years develop dementia. A study forecast which patients would develop dementia with up to 92 per cent accuracy, surpassing other research methods. University of Exeter researchers used data from 15,300 patients in the US and found that a form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) called machine learning can help to determine dementia sufferers. The technique works by spotting hidden patterns in the data and learning who is most vulnerable. The researchers say the algorithm could help to reduce the number of people wrongly diagnosed with dementia.