Supercomputer Watson from IBM Put To Work in Hospital
October 28, 2013
The article titled Dr. Watson Will See You Now: IBM’s supercomputer Can Analyze Your Medical History, Point to Likely Diagnoses on TechSpot explores the new work for IBM’s Watson in conjunction with the Cleveland Clinic. The computer is involved in two exciting projects, the first of which is call WatsonPaths and makes use of the supercomputers ability to explore a given medical case from many angles and even use feedback from physicians as well as medical journals and the patient’s records. The article explains,
“The technology allows doctors to sift through information much more efficiently than they could on their own, while Watson’s artificial intelligence ties evidence together to support treatment options. Initially WatsonPaths will be used as a classroom training tool designed to help students and physicians make more informed and accurate decisions, and also to improve their critical reasoning skills. But the real-world potential is clear.”
A doctor interviewed explained that Watson had already noticed things in a few cases that he had missed. House fans might think of that famously grumpy doctor who was such an excellent diagnostician. Dr. Watson might be Dr. House without the moodiness, able to cull from a fantastic collection of information and hone in on the problem at hand. The other work being given to Watson has to do with organizing the unstructured data lying around the hospital such as lab results and clinical notes. Watson has been attempting to form them into a more logical and accessible tool using natural language expertise.
Chelsea Kerwin, October 28, 2013
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