Bay Labs Launches to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Ultrasounds

Bay Labs Inc. launched out of stealth mode today to use deep learning to help medical professionals in developing countries interpret ultrasounds so they can better treat heart disease. The company also announced a seed round of 2.5 million led by Khosla Ventures. Deep learning experts Yann LeCun, who serves as the director of AI Research at Facebook, and Nicolas Pinto and Jack Culpepper also invested. Bay Labs founder Charles Cadieu said ultrasound imaging presented the perfect problem to be solved with deep learning because it takes years of training to learn how to read ultrasound imaging. As ultrasound devices become cheaper and cheaper, they are increasingly available but especially in developing or rural areas, there may not be people trained to properly use the device or read the images.