Data is indeed the new oil.
Consider the strangeness of the scenario. GI doctors are supplying the fuel everyday that’s going to set the old norm on fire but don’t realize it. Because they are too busy generating the data!
The wrong approach to this scenario is to fear this shift to digital and block it. You really can’t. It’s multiplying exponentially. The right approach is to figure out how to play the game or prepare for this changing scenario. Educate yourself on the future of GI and go there before the industry gets there.
Erik’s company Centaur Labs helps AI medical companies cleanup and annotate the data that GI and other specialties generate. They do so by taking a crowdsourced approach. Thousands of medical students from around the world label polyps and other medical information via a gamified app. Centaur gives that labeled data back to Medical AI companies. Those companies in turn feed that data to the AI so that the AI learns the right approach to care.
I kept asking Erik how much time we have before AI becomes mainstream in GI. He initially said, we are early in the cycle. It’s still far out. I persisted. Finally, he said we are possibly 5 years away.
As Erik refers to a quote on AI, it’s not about the AI replacing doctors. But the future belongs to doctors who will understand the AI and replace those who don’t.
Don’t miss this one. Your future self will thank you for it.
◘ “If you want an algorithm spots polyps, you need data to train the AI” (helping medical AI companies develop new technologies)
◘ The legal aspects involved in annotating medical data
◘ How does the data labeling platform work
◘ What are Centaur’s clients doing with the annotated data?
◘ “Doctors who understand AI will replace those who don’t”
◘ “Most doctors will be helped by AI for certain tasks very soon”
◘ “I think a lot of GI docs are going to be using AI for colonoscopy”
◘ How can GIs, private practices monetize the data they are generating every day?