{"id":18795,"date":"2024-04-24T16:38:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reinvantage-dev.eonserver.com\/?p=18795"},"modified":"2024-04-24T16:38:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:38:44","slug":"innostars-talks-with-mate-balazs-kovacs-of-aip-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reinvantage-dev.eonserver.com\/?p=18795","title":{"rendered":"InnoStars Talks, with M\u00e1t\u00e9\u00a0Bal\u00e1zs\u00a0Kov\u00e1cs of AIP Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Initial resistance from medical professionals towards AI has been overcome by working closely with doctors to develop technology they want to use.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Doctors should be using AI not only for a more precise diagnosis but for a more precise diagnosis 35 times an hour. That’s the real secret,\u201d M\u00e1t\u00e9 Bal\u00e1zs Kov\u00e1cs, co-founder and CEO of AIP Labs, tells me in the first episode of the InnoStars Talks<\/strong> series from EIT Health<\/a> in partnership with Emerging Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AIP Labs<\/a> describes itself as an artificial intelligence pioneer building the world’s leading AI engines and infrastructure, including a proprietary Digital Hospital. It has built the first AI platform in the world to be integrated into the full social services for an entire country\u2014Hungary\u2014in collaboration with the most prestigious universities.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

AIP is extracting the full potential of the Hungarian clinical workforce by optimising operational efficiency through integrating and consolidating its existing infrastructure with the world’s first Digital Hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are my three takeaways from the discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI\u2019s role in dermatological care <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Dermatology is the third most sought after care type globally; roughly 10 per cent of the population has to see a dermatologist in person. That, according to Kov\u00e1cs, can take between three and six months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“72 per cent of the patients that we receive in this digital hospital actually avoid having to incur an in-person visit, which is the basis of our philosophy to reduce the time spent on unnecessary visits, to make sure that we can prioritise those who really need care,\u201d Kov\u00e1cs says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empowering doctors, not replacing them <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

A significant concern in the medical community is the fear of being replaced by AI. “We are not big believers in the fact that AI can replace doctors,\u201d Kov\u00e1cs adds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, AIP Labs focuses on “supercharging doctors’ ability to attend to patients” by using AI to increase efficiency. By automating certain processes, doctors can treat more patients per hour, thus addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overcoming resistance to AI <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The initial resistance from medical professionals towards AI technology has been overcome by working closely with doctors to develop technology they would be comfortable using.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I spent the first two years just really working with doctors to build a product and the technology that they will be very happy to use,\u201d Kov\u00e1cs adds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This collaborative approach led to a successful integration of AI in their practice, with doctors eventually seeing the benefits and accepting the AI-generated differential diagnoses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Listen to the full episode on Spotify below or Apple Podcasts. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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