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SFU and Providence Health Care collaborate on artificial intelligence project to quickly diagnose COVID-19 (PHC, SPH)

A new AI diagnostic tool for COVID-19 that relies on machine learning is being validated at St. Paul's Hospital. Photo credits: The Georgia Straight.
A new AI diagnostic tool for COVID-19 that relies on machine learning is being validated at St. Paul's Hospital. Photo credits: The Georgia Straight.

The advancement of artificial intelligence and machine learning has alarmed some high-profile billionaires.

For instance, Simon Fraser University researchers and Providence Health Care officials are making use of it in the fight against COVID-19.

They’re collaborating on creating a new AI tool to diagnose the presence of the novel coronavirus.

Read the full story in the Georgia Straight.

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