Last Updated: July 10, 2023, 13:13 IST
Google is taking AI to the hospitals however it’s nonetheless early days
Google is growing a slew of AI instruments that can be deployed in numerous sectors and healthcare is one in all them.
Google’s been constructing its AI armoury that was showcased on the I/O 2023 keynote in May this 12 months. And now it’s being stated that the corporate’s AI functions have already began reaching their targets. A brand new report from WSJ suggests Google has provided its medical AI instrument to hospitals since April this 12 months.
The new AI instrument known as Med-PaLM 2 that may present solutions for medical queries, making it a significant useful resource for hospitals and different medical entities. The report claims Google has provided the AI instrument to the Mayo Clinic analysis hospital the place the Med-PaLM 2 is being put via the laborious grind.
Google appears to consider that the medical AI instrument might be helpful in international locations the place the entry to docs is in restricted numbers. Having a specialised medical AI chatbot means you practice it for a novel objective, making it higher than basic AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard amongst others.
Having stated that, like different AI chatbots on the market, the Med-PaLM 2 is riddled with inaccurate data that has turn into a priority for the physicians who’ve used the AI instrument. Google has been cagey about going public with its AI instruments earlier than it matures and turns into a dependable useful resource.
Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai was just lately quoted admitting the necessity to provide a product that’s dependable and never simply fast to launch, which explains the corporate’s sluggish strategy in direction of a ChatGPT rival.
Google has an unlimited quantity of information that ought to ideally give it a leg up over different tech giants however the lack of belief amongst AI means it’s crucial the AI assets ship with out mishaps extra typically. Having AI within the medical discipline requires even additional scrutiny, which explains Google’s reported curiosity in testing the waters with the AI instrument within the discipline earlier than making it out there to a broader viewers.
