Alibaba designs new AI tool to diagnose coronavirus; it’s 96% accurate Archived Message Posted by sashimi on March 8, 2020, 12:32 pm (extract) Researchers at Damo Academy told Sina Tech News that the AI tool can distinguish between patients infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus and ordinary viral pneumonia (the two have similar symptoms) with up to 96% accuracy by looking at a patient's CT scan. The AI was trained using data from more than 5,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, Alibaba explains, includes the latest treatment guidelines and published research on the virus, and takes only 20 seconds to issue a diagnostic. A human doctor, by comparison, can take between 5 and 15 minutes to establish a diagnostic. (/extract) -- https://www.zmescience.com/science/alibaba-designs-new-ai-tool-to-diagnose-coronavirus-its-96-accurate/ Message Thread: Alibaba designs new AI tool to diagnose coronavirus; it’s 96% accurate - sashimi March 8, 2020, 12:32 pm Re: Alibaba designs new AI tool to diagnose coronavirus; it’s 96% accurate - Mary March 8, 2020, 2:02 pm By the time a CT scan is being done it's a bit late. - dan March 8, 2020, 2:27 pm Re: By the time a CT scan is being done it's a bit late. - Mary March 8, 2020, 4:10 pm Re: By the time a CT scan is being done it's a bit late. - dan March 8, 2020, 5:38 pm   Searching