X Prize Foundation Wants AI Physician On Every Smartphone

X Prize Foundation Wants AI Physician On Every Smartphone 245

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @10:54AM from the universal-health-care dept.

kkleiner writes "One of the exciting ideas being tossed around recently at the X Prize Foundation is the creation of an Artificial Intelligence physician that you could access from your smartphone. Want to know if that rash on your leg is poison ivy or smallpox? Take a photo of it with your phone and ask the AI. The possibilities are enormous, especially for the billion plus people around the world who live more than a few hours' walk or drive from the nearest doctor." This is one of four X Prizes in planning for the future. The other three are for an AI automobile driver, organ generation through stem cell use, and a deep sea submersible capable of exploring the sea floor.

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No smallpox. (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @10:56AM (#32590618)

Want to know if that rash on your leg is poison ivy or smallpox?

Not smallpox. C4n I plz haz the prize?

My epitaph... (Score:5, Funny)

by elrous0 ( 869638 ) * writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:00AM (#32590668)

Here Lies Jim
His cellphone said it wasn't cancer.

Tell me more (Score:5, Funny)

by bsDaemon ( 87307 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:02AM (#32590690)

Tell me more about X Prize foundation Wants AI Physician On Every Smartphone. /emacs

Slacking (Score:3, Funny)

by Coffee Warlord ( 266564 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:02AM (#32590696)

Six posts in and no comments about your phone saying "please state the nature of your medical emergency".
Incredible.

The Doctor Says (Score:2, Funny)

by GreggBz ( 777373 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:03AM (#32590706) Homepage

Perfect. All you'll need is one of those phones with a built in projector.

"Please state the nature of the medical emergency."

Obligatory... (Score:3, Funny)

by smooth wombat ( 796938 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:03AM (#32590708) Journal

"Please state the nature of the medical emergency."

Re:Bad idea (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:08AM (#32590764)

I've seen evidence that they can do a gyno exam though...

The diagnosis is... (Score:5, Funny)

by AdmiralXyz ( 1378985 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:13AM (#32590814)

"You have severe inflammation of the cerebral cortex, human. The only cure is to wire your brain into the AI Overmind. Proceed at once to the nearest Community Conversion Center."

Re:LOL no Tricorder tag? (Score:5, Funny)

by RangerRick98 ( 817838 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:23AM (#32590902) Journal

My first thought was "Please state the nature of the medical emergency."

Re:The AMA is gonna be pissed (Score:3, Funny)

by pseudorand ( 603231 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:35AM (#32591004)

> inanimate objects.
Except for the iPhone, which doesn't run Flash, most smart phones can do animation these days.

Re:Internet hypochondria is already a phenomenon (Score:3, Funny)

by Icarus1919 ( 802533 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:39AM (#32591028)

Actually, this would be perfect for all that hypochondriac that lives more than a few hours walk from a doctor in a third world country, but has a smartphone.

Re:Pissing your money away (Score:3, Funny)

by colinrichardday ( 768814 ) writes: <colin.day.6@hotmail.com> on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:40AM (#32591058)

I think you could spend much less money just getting more meat doctors into the bush.
But how gynecologists do you need?

Re:Internet hypochondria is already a phenomenon (Score:5, Funny)

by kg8484 ( 1755554 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:45AM (#32591100)

No, but now I'm worried I might have Hypochondria.

Facebook status update (Score:5, Funny)

by hamburgler007 ( 1420537 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @11:51AM (#32591174)

has herpes.

Can I borrow your phone? (Score:4, Funny)

by Comboman ( 895500 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @12:09PM (#32591358)

Can I borrow your phone? I need to do a colonoscopy.

Re:Internet hypochondria is already a phenomenon (Score:3, Funny)

by imakemusic ( 1164993 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @12:23PM (#32591466)

Now that you mention it, I think I've got a headache, too...

Re:Internet hypochondria is already a phenomenon (Score:2, Funny)

by Pence128 ( 1389345 ) writes: on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @12:42PM (#32591670)

It's brain cancer.

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No smallpox. (Score:4, Funny)

My epitaph... (Score:5, Funny)

Tell me more (Score:5, Funny)

Slacking (Score:3, Funny)

The Doctor Says (Score:2, Funny)

Obligatory... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Bad idea (Score:1, Funny)

The diagnosis is... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:LOL no Tricorder tag? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:The AMA is gonna be pissed (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Internet hypochondria is already a phenomenon (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Pissing your money away (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Internet hypochondria is already a phenomenon (Score:5, Funny)

Facebook status update (Score:5, Funny)

Can I borrow your phone? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Internet hypochondria is already a phenomenon (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Internet hypochondria is already a phenomenon (Score:2, Funny)

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