New AI Algorithm Better Predicts Mortality Risk of Patients Written by AZoRoboticsFeb 9 2021 At Geisinger, scientists have discovered that a computer algorithm trained with echocardiogram videos of the heart has the ability to predict mortality within a year. Image Credit: Medijucentras/Shutterstock The algorithm is an example of the so-called machine learning, or artificial intelligence (AI), and was found to be better than other clinically used predictors, such as the Seattle Heart Failure score and pooled cohort equations. The study findings have been reported in Nature Biomedical Engineering. We were excited to find that machine learning can leverage unstructured datasets such as medical images and videos to improve on a wide range of clinical prediction models.