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posted by janrinok on Monday May 21 2018, @05:19PM   Printer-friendly
from the dying-to-see-how-it-turns-out dept.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is urging the use of artificial intelligence to help diagnose cancer:

The diagnosis of cancer and other diseases in the UK can be transformed by using artificial intelligence, Theresa May is to say. The NHS and technology companies should use AI as a "new weapon" in research, the PM will urge in a speech later.

Experts say it can be used to help prevent 22,000 cancer deaths a year by 2033 while aiding the fight against heart disease, diabetes and dementia.

High-skilled science jobs will also be created, Mrs May is to pledge. Speaking in Macclesfield, Mrs May will say: "Late diagnosis of otherwise treatable illnesses is one of the biggest causes of avoidable deaths. "And the development of smart technologies to analyse great quantities of data quickly and with a higher degree of accuracy than is possible by human beings opens up a whole new field of medical research."

Also at The Financial Times and The Guardian.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 21 2018, @06:41PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 21 2018, @06:41PM (#682311)

    Probably because all the "great" politicians were wartime leaders so that's the image they have in their head and the language they associate with the kinds of speeches they want to make.