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by bitwize 836 days ago
AI (as we talk about it today) is statistics.

Better statistical models will help us identify diseases, and maybe molecules we can use to fight those diseases.

But "AI" is not magic sauce you can slather on to a problem to get a solution. It's going to take statistics-savvy medical professionals, and medicine-savvy data professionals, working together. We've complicated things to bring solutions within reach that might've not been within reach before, so we're going to have to be smarter about how we apply these new tools.