Artificial Intelligence: Friend Or Foe?

It is safe to say that popular fiction has not been too kind to artificial intelligence. Its origins can be seen in Mary Shelley ’s time-honoured parable about the creator who is destroyed by his creation.Countless sci-fi depictions suggest AI has become the modern-day iteration, the ultimate metaphor for mankind ’s self-destructive power (think Skynet’s killing machines). These depictions may capture our imagination, but do they match reality? Is AI technology maligned and misunderstood?  The Oxford Dictionary defines artificial intelligence as: “The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.”Such capabilities are already bearing fruits across the industry, says Chris Keenan, Head of Worldwide Medical Customer Engagement, Medical Capabilities at Bristol-Myers Squibb, who points to the manifold possibilities afforded by AI within the healthcare industry.“We have AI imaging tools that can see what the human eye cannot see and even the best doctors in the world are starting to augment their practices by leveraging these imaging tools to be able look beyond what they were ever able to see before. You can predict cancer earlier than ever before with the ability to process larger amounts of patient data,” he says.  “It is also impacting the development of our products and the ability to accelerate clinica...
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