Rose Nakasi: Using AI to Revolutionize Disease Diagnosis
Rose: Thanks for having me, Spiffy. Imagine a world where everyone, even in the most remote villages, can get the right diagnosis. That’s what we’re working on! Right now, many people in Sub-Saharan Africa get very sick from diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, and cervical cancer. It’s hard for them to get the right and timely diagnosis because there aren’t enough doctors to examine the samples under a microscope. We’re using artificial intelligence (AI) to help! We’re training computers to recognize the tiny parasites by showing them many pictures of these parasites. Once the computer learns to recognize these patterns, it can help doctors diagnose diseases more quickly and accurately. This will help people in rural areas get the right treatment faster and feel better.