Q: How might this eventually affect doctors
and patients?
A: Everything we’re doing in our artificial
intelligence program is for decision support,
because we want the doctor to make the
decision on treatment. In the doctor’s office, you
would have a computer dashboard showing
recommendations, but the really high-powered
computing would happen somewhere else.
What’s most important for patients is that
they’re still in control of their treatment.
Q: How long will it be before this is helping
average patients?
A: It’s probably going to take two years
before it really hits mainstream medical
practice. Getting the technology to
the patient is still the hard part.