Artificial intelligence capable of predicting deaths? This is how “Life2vec” works

by time news

2023-12-29 16:50:55

“Will these people die or stay alive over the next four years? » This question is not the main line from the latest popular science fiction film, but the one asked of a model of artificial intelligence. And the “Life2vec” program would obviously have been rather successful in its test: in 78.8% of cases, the AI ​​predictions came true.

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The results of this study carried out by researchers from Danish and American universities were published in mid-December in the journal Nature Computational Science. Scientists fed the algorithm with data compiled by different national organizations concerning nearly 6 million Danes. These statistics detail both the medical history of the inhabitants of Denmark, but also their income, their employment or their place of residence.

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