Six Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Impacting Patients

AI is no longer the stuff of science fiction – it's impacting patients today It's difficult to open a newspaper nowadays without seeing an article about artificial intelligence. But one thing you cannot escape is that AI is here now and it's only going to become more pervasive. While fear of an unknown technology is understandable, in many ways it does a disservice to the incredible impact that AI is already having on the world around us. In the healthcare space alone, it is offering ways to fundamentally rethink clinical practice, speeding up diagnosis, driving patient support programs and aiding drug discovery. In only five years, more than 200 venture capital and private equity deals to fund research into the use of AI in healthcare have been signed.