Microsoft's next big AI project? Helping 'solve' cancer ZDNet

Microsoft says it aims to help oncologists consider the individual elements of each patient's cancer at the genetic level. Google's UK subsidiary DeepMind isn't the only group using artificial intelligence to fight cancer by helping doctors with clinical decisions. Microsoft today launched a number of key cancer-fighting projects it has under way, showing off its application of machine learning to solve bigger challenges than identifying dog breeds. While privacy and regulation will slow the pace of adoption, AI will bring some profound changes to healthcare. One such application, called Project Hanover, is seeking to make personalized, precision cancer therapy available to all cancer patients by helping oncologists sift through reams of biomedical research papers faster.