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What’s the Business Model for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare?

Xconomy

These are heady times for using artificial intelligence to extract insights from healthcare data—in particular, from the tidal wave of information coming out of fields like genomics and medical imaging. How can startups make money in this emerging field? This story is part of an ongoing Xconomy series on A.I.

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Some of the Best Reads for Casual Friday: Artificial Intelligence

Xconomy

Fridays can be the most productive work day, as you look to shore up everything before the weekend starts. This week, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence, one of the buzziest fields in tech. Fear not: Xconomy has done the work for you, bringing a smattering of some of the most interesting reads out there.

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The Human Impact of Machine Learning in Medical Diagnostics & More

Xconomy

Less than two weeks later, scientists at Stanford University said they also had created an artificial intelligence algorithm that could diagnose skin cancer as accurately as a panel of 21 board-certified dermatologists. Think what. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Ada-AI Seeks to Build a Diverse Artificial Intelligence Community

Xconomy

Artificial intelligence innovation has become part of our everyday lives—retailers use it to tailor the product recommendations they make; biotech companies hope it can create customized medicine. But its shortcomings, born of human biases, are becoming apparent as well. A new organization called Ada-AI, which is based in.

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Five Questions With a16z’s Vijay Pande on AI and Making New Drugs

Xconomy

In startup world these days, the word “biotech” is increasingly accompanied by “computational” and two, two-letter initialisms: AI and ML. Another startup looking to take advantage of those improvements, South San Francisco-based Genesis Therapeutics, has scored $4.1 Andreessen Horowitz, also.

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Diffbot’s A.I. Engine Draws Global Map of Machine Learning Expertise

Xconomy

A year ago, the leading Chinese Internet company Tencent Holdings pegged the global number of artificial intelligence researchers and professionals at 300,000 or less—just as the unmet demand for such experts was pushing salary offers to as much as $1 million.

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Nervana’s $400M+ Buyout Reflects Key Tech Trend in Machine Learning

Xconomy

On the day after Intel announced its acquisition of San Diego machine learning startup Nervana Systems, investor Steve Jurvetson told me he was feeling a sense of satisfaction about a call he made three years ago, and how it has been playing out.