Saturday, 30 April 2016

Revealed: Google AI has access to huge haul of NHS patient data


Some parents and a baby being looked at in an A and E cubicle by a doctor in scrubs

Gathering information

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It’s no secret that Google has broad ambitions in healthcare. But a document obtained by New Scientist reveals that the tech giant’s collaboration with the UK’s National Health Service goes far beyond what has been publicly announced.


The document – a data-sharing agreement between Google-owned artificial intelligence company DeepMind and the Royal Free NHS Trust – gives the clearest picture yet of what the company is doing and what sensitive data it now has access to.


The agreement gives…



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Revealed: Google AI has access to huge haul of NHS patient data

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