What is AI?
AI is the realization of the ultimate collaboration. It stands for artificial intelligence because computers are used, but it is anything but artificial. Rather, in cancer, it is the combined, real brainpower of thousands of cancer doctors and researchers around the globe. Using all the available data on cancer, we will finally gain a full understanding of this complex disease. We will screen and detect cancers earlier and more accurately. Treatments will become more targeted, faster, and gentler on patients—and we'll see far more cures.
Leading the Way
A message from Director William G. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
Advances in information science and technology have created an astonishing capacity to gather, transfer, store and analyze large and diverse collections of data—measured in sizes beyond the single imagination. For cancer, this data includes genetic information, imaging and patient reported symptoms and a compilation of patient histories and physical examination results. As we move forward, our priority must be developing the best scientific principles for understanding all of this data, with special attention to reproducibility and consistency. In other words, we must ensure the data we use is truly informing. Then, we will develop a “learning healthcare system” that incorporates innovation in real time and assesses its impact seamlessly within a framework that respects the rights and dignity of patients, incorporates physician judgement, delivers optimal care, avoids undue risks and burdens, and fosters better outcomes for all.
The Time is Now
Vasan Yegnasubramanian, M.D., Ph.D.
As Director of inHealth Precision Medicine, he is leading the Johns Hopkins initiative to realize the full power of AI to create the intelligent, innovative health system of the future.
Promise & Progress | AI Unlocked
See Cancer Sooner, Treat it Smarter, Cure it Faster
Turning Research into Results
AI in Action
