AI Could Unlock Secrets of the Human Body Within Decades

Artificial intelligence (AI) could within a matter of decades unlock the secrets of our bodies and accurately diagnose illnesses by exploring more diverse data than any human is able to, according to a doctor and author of a new book on the emerging technology’s use in healthcare.

In an interview with Newsweek, Dr. Ronald M. Ramzi said that while AI is already showing itself to have useful applications in a clinical setting, the models used are currently limited in both sophistication and scope. Eventually, « multi-modal » deep learning algorithms will be able to understand a patient’s multifaceted medical data and predict what may be wrong with them.

« Analyzing the secrets to our bodies and the complex relationships between our genes, our microbiomes, what is going on in our brains—studying those relationships—is going to be where AI is going to make the biggest impact, » he said.

There are hurdles to overcome first—including a lack of adequate data to train AI models on, safety concerns, and hesitance among both physicians and the public—before AI is being used to assist doctors in decision-making.

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