Microsoft Developing AI Model for Cancer Detection
Microsoft and Paige, a company that works with digital images of tissues, teamed up to create a really big artificial intelligence (AI) system that can help find cancer in pictures.
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They’re going to teach the AI system using as many as four million pictures of cancer cells from all sorts of cancer types. Paige has a super huge collection of these pictures. They’re going to use Microsoft’s powerful computers to teach this AI on a massive scale. Then, they plan to put this AI into hospitals and labs all over the world using something called Azure.
Paige is working together with Microsoft to create a super big AI model. It’s way bigger than any other picture-based AI model out there today, with billions of settings. This AI helps in understanding the many tricky parts of cancer, and it’s going to be the foundation for new medical tools and markers that will take cancer research to a whole new level.
“Paige has been at the forefront of innovation since its inception, and by combining Microsoft’s expertise and enormous compute power with Paige’s deep expertise in AI, technology, and digital pathology, we strongly believe we will significantly advance the state-of-the-art in cancer imaging. Through the development of this model, we will help improve the lives of the millions of people who are affected by cancer every day,” said Razik Yousfi, SVP of Technology at Paige.
They plan to finish building the model by 2024. When it’s ready to use, it could make it easier for doctors who study diseases to spot cancer more precisely and quickly. This could mean finding and treating cancer in people sooner, which is really important for patients.
AI in Healthcare: Advancements in Cancer Detection
The collaboration between Microsoft and Paige is just one example of how AI is being used to enhance cancer detection. Other recent efforts include Google’s work on an AI model to identify skin cancer from mole images and IBM Watson Health’s introduction of an AI tool for diagnosing breast cancer earlier this year.
These initiatives reflect a broader trend of leveraging AI to enhance healthcare. AI is contributing to the discovery of new medicines, tailoring treatments to individual patients, and enabling remote medical care. As AI technology continues to advance, it is poised to become an increasingly vital tool in the ongoing battle against cancer.
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