The I.A. applied to Medicine and Health covers a very broad field, ranging from the existence of software for the interpretation of medical images to its integration in practically all clinical and administrative areas.
Radiology and different branches of surgery that used augmented reality devices and surgical robots have been at the forefront of this transformation. But today, AI reaches, in one way or another, all specialties.
It is not an isolated discipline, but it brings together Medicine, Sciences, Engineering, and even social disciplines such as Ethics or Philosophy. Its development may affect basic concepts covered by international regulations, ranging from the Hippocratic Oath to foundations included in the Charter of Human Rights, such as those related to freedom and free will.
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In its simplest form, AI is the attempt to mimic human intelligence using software. But it is a very vague concept, because there are many ramifications. Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig distinguished four types: systems that think like humans, such as artificial neural networks. Systems that act like humans, like robots. Systems that use rational logic, such as expert systems, and systems that act rationally, such as intelligent agents.
The potential of Artificial Intelligence in the field of health not only improves the diagnosis of many pathologies, but also facilitates the reduction of medical errors.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) applied to the health field is based on the use of algorithms and software techniques to predict human cognition through the analysis of medical data sets.
What is A.I.?
It is not an isolated discipline, but it brings together Medicine, Sciences, Engineering, and even social disciplines such as Ethics or Philosophy. Its development may affect basic concepts covered by international regulations, ranging from the Hippocratic Oath to foundations included in the Charter of Human Rights, such as those related to freedom and free will.