Can data sharing improve our wellbeing?

As the use of artificial intelligence becomes increasingly widespread across the health industry, could machine-powered software help reduce illnesses?

Healthcare is on the brink of a technological revolution that will transform the way we think about medicine and how we care for ourselves.

Voice and digital assistants could one day detect suicidal tendencies in the speech patterns of users and refer them to therapy. Hospitals will use algorithms to analyse data about populations to understand when to expect a flu outbreak. Doctors will turn to artificial intelligence (AI) systems to help them prescribe the right drugs.

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Source: Guardian