Google is testing its Med-PaLM 2 AI chat technology, based on the company’s PaLM 2 large language model (LLM), at the Mayo Clinic and other hospitals. This is confirmed by a report by The Wall Street Journal. This innovative system has been specifically trained on medical licensing exam questions and answers, as well as a curated collection of medical expert demonstrations. The Med-PaLM 2 possesses specialized knowledge in addressing health-related queries. It can perform labor-intensive tasks such as document summarization and research data organization.
The company published a paper highlighting the progress on Med-PaLM 2 during the Google I/O event. The research showcased the system’s ability to align with medical consensus. It exhibited reasoning capabilities. The model generated answers that respondents preferred over those generated by physicians. However, like any other AI chat model, the Med-PaLM 2 faces accuracy challenges.
Google’s competitor, Microsoft, is also delving into the healthcare AI field collaborating with healthcare software company Epic. They are developing medical AI chat technology based on OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Google has also disclosed its efforts in leveraging AI for ultrasound diagnosis and cancer therapy. Both the competitors have pledged to maintain patient data confidentiality in the process.
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Google’s senior research director, Greg Corrado, acknowledged that the technology is still in its early stages. He expressed reservations about incorporating such technology into his family’s healthcare journey while emphasizing its potential to expand the benefits of AI in healthcare tenfold.
Technologies like these create the possibility of making healthcare more accessible by augmenting expensive and time taking procedures. Nevertheless, it is essential to address concerns regarding accuracy and privacy to ensure the responsible and ethical implementation of these technologies. Its public acceptability is also a matter of debate. But we cannot rule out the possibility that AI-driven assistive healthcare technologies will be at the forefront of democratizing healthcare.
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