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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

This guide provides general information and application of artificial intelligence (AI) focusing on the health sciences.

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Artificial intelligence, particularly generative (AI), is revolutionizing medicine and the health sciences by empowering healthcare professionals with advanced tools for data analysis, diagnosis, and treatment recommendations, ultimately enhancing patient care and outcomes. Faculty and students should exercise caution when using these tools; the technology is still under development and is known to generate “hallucinations” or references that do not exist and provide incorrect information. Always verify the primary source and be aware of policies and procedures regarding using AI at the university level and for journals if publishing a manuscript. 

 

Common Terms and Definitions

AI Ethics are the set of guiding principles that stakeholders (from engineers to government officials) use to ensure artificial intelligence technology is developed and used responsibly. This means taking a safe, secure, humane, and environmentally friendly approach to AI. 

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Algorithm is a set of instructions that is designed to accomplish a task.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the creation of computer systems capable of performing tasks that historically only a human could do, such as reasoning, making decisions, or solving problems. 

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Computer Vision is a field of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses machine learning and neural networks to teach computers and systems to derive meaningful information from digital images, videos and other visual inputs—and to make recommendations or take actions when they see defects or issues.  

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Deep Learning is a subset of machine learning that uses multilayered neural networks, called deep neural networks, to simulate the complex decision-making power of the human brain.

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Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence technology that broadly describes machine learning systems capable of generating text, images, code or other types of content, often in response to a prompt entered by a user.

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Large Language Model (LLM) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that uses deep learning techniques and massively large data sets to understand, summarize, generate and predict new content.

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Machine Learning (ML) is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science that focuses on the using data and algorithms to enable AI to imitate the way that humans learn, gradually improving its accuracy.

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Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a subfield of computer science and artificial intelligence (AI) that uses machine learning to enable computers to understand and communicate with human language.

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Neural Network is a machine learning program, or model, that makes decisions in a manner similar to the human brain, by using processes that mimic the way biological neurons work together to identify phenomena, weigh options and arrive at conclusions.

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Reinforcement Learning is a machine learning (ML) technique that trains software to make decisions to achieve the most optimal results. It mimics the trial-and-error learning process that humans use to achieve their goals.

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Supervised Learning is a subcategory of machine learning and artificial intelligence. It is defined by its use of labeled data sets to train algorithms that to classify data or predict outcomes accurately.

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Transfer Learning uses pre-trained models from one machine learning task or dataset to improve performance and generalizability on a related task or dataset.

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Turing Test refers to a thought experiment developed in 1950 by Alan Turing, a mathematician, computer scientist, and cryptanalyst, as a way to gauge a machine’s ability to generate human-like communication. Originally called “the imitation game,” the Turing test is a useful tool for studying a machine’s interactions with humans and reflecting on the definitions of “thinking” and “intelligence.” 

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Unsupervised Learning also known as unsupervised machine learning, uses machine learning (ML) algorithms to analyze and cluster unlabeled data sets. These algorithms discover hidden patterns or data groupings without the need for human intervention.

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