Researchers develop AI “digital twins” of patients to predict their future health
MELBOURNE, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- A research led by Australia's University of Melbourne has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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The University of Melbourne in Australia has spearheaded research to develop DT-GPT, an AI tool capable of creating "digital twins" of patients to accurately predict their future health trajectories.
- The AI model outperformed 14 other state-of-the-art machine learning models in predictive accuracy.
- Led by Associate Professor Michael Menden, the research utilized three datasets from thousands of electronic patient health records.
- DT-GPT made "zero-shot predictions" and is hailed as a "potential gamechanger for the clinical trial sector" and personalized medicine.
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