Google DeepMind: The Podcast

Out of the lab

10 snips
Aug 27, 2019
Ask episode
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
ANECDOTE

Elaine's Story

  • Elaine lost sight in one eye due to macular degeneration before effective treatments.
  • She then began losing sight in her other eye but faced a six-week wait for an appointment.
INSIGHT

AI Triaging

  • Deep learning can triage eye scans, prioritizing urgent cases like wet AMD.
  • This allows faster diagnosis and treatment, potentially saving patients' sight.
INSIGHT

Two-Network Approach

  • The AI uses two neural networks: one identifies disease features, and the other makes a diagnosis.
  • This two-step process allows doctors to interrogate the AI's findings, increasing confidence in its assessments.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Get the app