AI tool promises accurate Alzheimer’s diagnosis

An Indian-origin researcher in the US has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that promises to accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s without the need for expensive scans or in-person testing.

The software not only can diagnose Alzheimer’s with more than 95 percent accuracy but is also capable of explaining its conclusions, allowing physicians to double-check the accuracy of its diagnosis. “This is a real breakthrough,” said the tool’s creator KP Subbalakshmi from the Stevens Institute of Technology in the US.

“We’re opening an exciting new field of research, and making it far easier to explain to patients why the AI came to the conclusion that it did while diagnosing patients,” she added.