Stefan Mileschin

AI and IOT could detect diseases early

IBM is using artificial intelligence and connected devices to find new ways to help people stay healthy, according to the outfit’s Japanese office.

Norishige Morimoto, vice president for research and development at IBM Japan said that the company was working with research partners on various connected devices, including sensors attached to the floor, chair or bed of patients, to help detect diseases at an early stage.

He told Tech Asia “Chronic diseases like dementia are irreversible, so the only way to stop is to slow down the progress of the disease. Because of the slow progression, those signs are exceedingly difficult to connect unless constantly monitored.”

Precise detection will need the help of pre-trained AI to interpret the data gathered from the sensors, such as the abnormal trembling of the patient’s limbs, which is a symptom of certain diseases. Some of the chronic illnesses being investigated by IBM include diabetes, Alzheimer’s, dementia and Parkinson’s.

IBM has sharpened its focus on studying the world’s aging population, especially those burdened with chronic diseases, Morimoto said.

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