Roomba. Self-driving cars. Spotify. Although these are all seemingly different entities from one another, they all have at least one thing in common. They use artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies to complete tasks and simplify the user experience. As AI continues to gain prominence in modern-day computing systems, companies that offer consumer products or services have started to implement these technologies into their final products and workflows. The healthcare industry is also beginning to adopt these technologies as they offer improvements to aspects of patient care, research applications, and administrative processes. So, what exactly is artificial intelligence and what benefits does it confer to healthcare?

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Citation: Aftab Khan and Salim Surani. “Role of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Are We Ready?". Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 4.11 (2020): 01-02.

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