Source: computerweekly.com NHSX reported it had enleagued Microsoft, Palantir and Google to build a datastore specific to the Covid-19 crisis response at the end of March. Amazon Web Services (AWS) was also said, at the time, to be about to become a participant in the data analytics programme, and has become one since. Civil liberties organisations Privacy Read More
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Source: computerweekly.com Civil liberties campaigning group Privacy International is questioning the role of Silicon Valley data mining company Palantir in the NHS’s data analysis programme. NHSX and NHS England Improvement reported at the end of March that they had engaged Palantir alongside Microsoft, Google and London-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm Faculty to build a “data platform” to Read More
Source: openaccessgovernment.org On 8th August 2019, Health Secretary Matt Hancock allocated an additional £250 million to be invested in an artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory that will lead to a better ability to screen for cancer, identify patients most at risk of diseases such as heart disease or dementia, build systems to detect people at risk of Read More
Source: theguardian.com Artificial intelligence is on a par with human experts when it comes to making medical diagnoses based on images, a review has found. The potential for artificial intelligence in healthcare has caused excitement, with advocates saying it will ease the strain on resources, free up time for doctor-patient interactions and even aid the development of Read More