Dr. Alan Karthikesalingam MD PhD has led the research team for Google Health UK for nearly 4 years. Throughout his time on the team, he's led and published a variety of research exploring artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. Google Health: Thanks for chatting with us Dr. Alan! Let's start off with an "easy" question - what are some of the problems that exist in healthcare today that artificial intelligence can help solve in the future? Dr. Alan: Happy to chat though that's not an easy question to start with! There are many problems that AI might be able to help solve in the future.

Mixed reality and AI can help make surgeries safer by assisting surgeons during the process. From providing 3D imaging to handling instruments, AI is a vital part of the operating room. Here, we discuss what mixed reality means and how AI is taking surgeries to the next level. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision are becoming an essential part of the healthcare industry. AI is helping doctors, nurses, and the hospital administration streamline patients' records, accurately diagnose the medical condition, and provide better treatment.

SINGAPORE - From a computer model that predicts how likely patients are to fall over to a device that creates 3D holograms to assist doctors, the healthcare of the future is looking towards artificial intelligence (AI). These new developments were showcased last Friday (Dec 11) by the National University Health System (NUHS) at the Singapore Healthcare AI Expo. "There is a digital transformation coming to the whole of society," said Professor Yeoh Khay Guan, chief executive of NUHS. "Healthcare systems are transforming worldwide and we must be ready for that." Increasing efficiency is a goal of Dr Siti Zubaidah Mordiffii and her team.

In your experience, is AI creating a better world around us? AI is certainly creating a more seamless world around us by adding a new dimension to our daily lives. The UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence launched in 2017 has encouraged wider and coordinated adoption of AI technologies. The National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031 also aims to fulfill key objectives, including employing artificial intelligence in vital areas such as education, government services, and community wellbeing, to improve the quality of life of citizens. We are already seeing a positive impact as a result of these initiatives in the customer service industry, which is increasingly turning to AI to manage its growing needs. Mobile apps are now designed to enable seamless government service delivery and we are seeing chatbots used across retail, banking, and government services.

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, AI company BioMind developed a solution (BioMind AI-COVID) with the aim of diagnosing COVID-19 Pneumonia in a fast, accurate and cost-effective manner. It has since been deployed in hospitals across China, and is intent on expanding its footprint globally. Ian Bolland found out more. Give us some background about BioMind – who developed it? BioMind is an award-winning Artificial Intelligence company that specialises in creating predictive applications to assist doctors in their daily work.

Cognitive computing is the ability to simulate human thought process in a computerized model. Thanks to cloud computing and Big Data, cognitive computing has become affordable and accessible to businesses. The availability of abundant compute and storage resources combined with the evolution of analytics is accelerating the adoption of cognitive computing. Cognitive computing systems depend on various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) such as machine learning, reasoning, natural language processing, speech and vision, human-computer interaction, dialog and narrative generation, and more. The machine learning algorithms learn and acquire knowledge from the massive amount of data fed into to them.