Ais is an artificial intelligence that can detect cancer, stroke and other diseases from x rays. The technology has been used to help fight the coved pandemic in India this year. It's enabling doctors to diagnose problems a lot quicker than they otherwise could have done - but also building trust with their patients. A doctor who uses it says she doesn't think it will replace human medical professionals.
As a News Briefing special we present Tech Tonic, our FT audio deep dive into the promises and perils of artificial intelligence.
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Tech Tonic S2 E2: Trust me, I’m a robot
What does it mean for AI to augment human perception? In this episode the FT’s Madhumita Murgia takes us to a small village in rural India where AI is being used to help doctors better diagnose tuberculosis and looks at a healthcare system where it is helping patients who doctors may have overlooked.
Alice Fordham is senior producer. Josh Gabert Doyon is assistant producer. Oluwakemi Aladesuyi and Liam Nolan are the development producers. Sound design and mixing by Sean McGarrity. Cheryl Brumley is the executive producer for this series. You heard the song Down in the Coalmine by The Ian Campbell Folk Group, as well as original scoring composed by Metaphor Music.
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