Computer Vision News - June 2021

about working here is the fact you get to work with very smart people on cutting edge technologies. We have access to a huge amount of data, and that makes our algorithms highly effective.” Dr. Anvari agrees: “Any organization is only as strong as the people it employs and the vision that motivates it. I’ve been working with a very collaborative group of engineers at IBM Watson Health under Dr. Marwan Sati who have really grasped our ideas. The motivation that I see in the group IBM Watson Health 36 of people I work with is not only to improve patient care, but to improve access to care also.” Remote access to care is another benefit that AI can bring, meaning any patient anywhere with a disease or who has had an accident or emergency can get the same treatment as they would receive at the very best hospitals in the world. However, with some high profile ethical and societal issues related to the use of AI in the news recently, has this affected patient confidence at all?