Facebook to use AI in predicting if COVID-19 patients need better healthcare ANI | Updated: Jan 19, 2021 01:36 IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): American social media giant Facebook is publishing a research conducted by its artificial intelligence (AI) unit in an effort to help healthcare providers predict in advance if a COVID-19 patient may need more intensive care solutions and adjust resources accordingly.
According to Mashable, Facebook in a recent detailed blog post said that it had developed two AI models, one based on a single chest X-ray, and another from a series of X-rays that could help forecast if a patient infected by COVID-19 is likely to get worse. A third model predicts the amount of extra oxygen a COVID-19 patient might need.
Facebook uses AI to predict if COVID-19 patients will need more care
Using X-ray images, the three AI models Facebook developed could help hospitals decide how to allot resources as COVID-19 cases rise. Listen - 01:46
Facebook has been working on AI research aimed at helping the health care industry battle COVID-19. Image by Pixabay/Illustration by CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website.
Facebook is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to help doctors predict whether they will need more resources, such as extra oxygen to care for COVID-19 patients in hospitals.