Generalist Medical AI
July 25, 2023 | Terry Sharrer
According to this piece, generalist medical AI can: “Adapt easily to new tasks without the need for formal retraining. They will perform the task by simply having it explained to them in plain English or another language. Analyze various types of data — images, medical text, lab results, genetic sequencing, patient histories, or any combination thereof — and generate a decision. In contrast, conventional AI models are limited to using predefined data types — text only, image only — and only in certain combinations. Apply medical knowledge to reason through previously unseen tasks and use medically accurate language to explain their reasoning.” MORE
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