Now, Loftus and colleagues propose six characteristics of ideal healthcare algorithms. To maximize its benefits, according to the researchers, an algorithm must be: 1. Explainable: able to clarify ...

The algorithm can automatically map and track the important characteristics of the clumped-up building blocks that cause Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders. Until now, doing so has ...

To clear things up, I drew you this flowchart on the back of an envelope so you can work out whether something is using AI or not. This originally appeared in our AI newsletter The Algorithm.