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AI Saves Woman’s Life By Identifying Her Disease

05-Aug-2016

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IBM’s artificial intelligence system, Watson, compared the woman’s genetic information to 20 million clinical oncology studies.

Previously undetected illness determined to be an exceedingly rare form of leukemia.

Positive identification allowed doctors to develop a treatment for the woman, ultimately saving her life.

COMMENT: Watson identified the condition in 10 minutes – the same amount of time you get with a normal GP appointment

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