AI you didn’t know exists

The difference between life and death

By analysing medical images – whether MRIs, X-rays or CT scans – AI can detect abnormalities with remarkable precision. In many instances, AI can recognise patterns in medical data that may escape the human eye, allowing for earlier diagnosis of conditions like cancer, heart disease and even the early stages of neurological disorders.

Companies like Syntegrate Medical, a leader in AI-powered cancer detection, are changing how mammograms are analysed. A study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute ( read the article here) showed that AI-assisted screening increases cancer detection rates while reducing false positives.

AI doesn’t stop at just analysing images. It can now predict patient outcomes by analysing large sets of data, like patient histories, genetic information and environmental factors. This helps doctors create more personalised and effective treatment plans.

In pathology, companies like PathAI are using AI to diagnose diseases more accurately. PathAI’s platform uses machine learning algorithms to examine pathology images, helping doctors detect diseases more effectively. By improving accuracy, PathAI is leading the way in early detection and treatment.

AI-driven drug discovery

Normally, finding new drugs is a long, expensive process, taking years and costing billions. AI is speeding up this process, cutting costs and increasing the chances of discovering effective treatments.

AI algorithms can quickly analyse large amounts of biomedical data and predict how different compounds might work on biological targets. This allows researchers to find potential drugs much faster than traditional methods. AI can also suggest combinations of existing drugs for new uses, creating more treatment possibilities.

By reducing the time it takes to bring new drugs to market, AI is helping develop treatments for rare diseases that would have been too expensive or time-consuming with traditional research. For example, OWKIN uses AI to improve personalised medicine, helping researchers better understand disease and predict how drugs will work.

AI in email management

In the business world, managing emails can feel overwhelming, but AI-powered tools now manage emails, schedule meetings, flag important messages and even draft responses, saving people hours each week. Imagine an AI that knows which emails need your immediate attention. While no tool can fully read and respond to complex emails yet, they’re getting close by:

• Suggesting replies (like in Gmail and Outlook)
• Helping with scheduling (like x.ai)
• Improving your tone and clarity (like Grammarly and Crystal)
• Completing sentences and phrases (like Compose.ai)
• Customer service chatbots

AI is also revolutionising customer service, especially through chatbots. Freddy AI is Freshdesk’s AI chatbot that helps customers get instant answers and automates repetitive tasks. It can also escalate more complex issues to human agents. At inSite Connect, our inSite Connect AI Mentor generates instant responses for our helpdesk agents based on its training. This means the agents can input the client’s question, and the inSite Connect AI Mentor will provide an instant response based on the policies and rules specific to that client’s members. No more asking supervisors or wasting time searching for the right answers to difficult or unclear questions.

Project management and personal assistants

AI is transforming project management as well. Tools like Lepsta.com and Monday.com use AI to analyse tasks and deadlines. Lepsta’s AI considers the deadlines of all your tasks and suggests which ones to focus on each day. AgendaWorx AI integrates your board pack content with your meeting recordings and automatically writes your minutes in less time than it takes to make a cup of coffee – in any language you want. It even generates a list of action items for each minute item. You can also talk to the AgendaWorx AI to add extra content without typing. This kind of AI tool can save hours each week, allowing professionals to focus on important decisions rather than routine tasks.

The future of AI

While AI is already changing industries, its future holds even more incredible possibilities.

• Imagine walking into a grocery store and being greeted by a holographic AI assistant. You ask, “Where’s the mayonnaise?” and not only does the hologram direct you to the right aisle, but it also suggests the cheapest health bread based on realtime prices.
• Or picture attending a virtual conference as a digital avatar, walking in a 3D world, talking to exhibitors and other attendees in real-time using your voice, just like in a physical conference, but from the comfort of your home.
• And why stop there? Imagine showing AI a shirt from your wardrobe and asking it to suggest five skirts that would match, along with the cheapest places to buy them. This AI-powered personal shopping assistant would take fashion advice to a whole new level. 

Whether in business or everyday life, AI is here to stay- and it’s only the beginning!