Artificial Intelligence Applications

AI in Medicine

• The Ministry of Ayush in India is leading an effort to integrate traditional medicine with artificial intelligence (AI) through the Ayush Grid, a comprehensive IT backbone for the traditional medicine sector.
• AYUSH Grid (by Ministry of AYUSH) aims to bring on onboard all AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) facilities including hospitals and laboratories and to promote traditional systems of healthcare.

Uses of AI in Medicine

• Diagnostics
• Telemedicine
• Clinical Decision Support System
• Robotic Surgery
• Predictive Analytics and Personalized Medicine
• Promotion of Traditional Medicine (AYUSH Grid)

Issues with AI in Medicine

• Data Availability and Data Diversity
• Data Bias
• Black Box Problem : It is often difficult to interpret how an AI algorithm arrived at its decision. This is known as the “black box” problem. In medical settings, this can be a concern because doctors need to understand the reasoning behind a diagnosis or treatment recommendation.

AI in Healthcare by Indian Government

• Ayushman Bharat Digital India Mission
• IndiGen Programme (for genome sequencing of Indians)
• Human Genome Project
• Health Stack
• ICMR guideline of use of AI in Healthcare

AI in Environment

• Deforestation Monitoring : Deforestation and land use changes cause more than 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Using AI to monitor forest sounds and detect illegal logging.
• Reduction of Industrial Carbon Footprint : Using AI to optimize industrial processes and reduce carbon emissions.
• Algorithm and Data Bias
• Blackbox Problem
• Scalability and Deployment
• Others

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Practice Questions for Prelims

Consider the following statements about Artificial Intelligence:
1. It can be used for performing robotic surgery
2. It has no use in reducing Carbon Footprint
3. It can be used to monitor deforestation as well

Which of the above given statements are incorrect?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only

Ans: b

Mains Practice Question

Artificial Intelligence is showing gradual advancement in various sectors. Discuss various areas where Artificial Intelligence is helping human race.

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