The six characteristics of ideal healthcare algorithms To maximize benefits to patients, algorithms should be explainable, dynamic, precise, autonomous, fair and reproducible Peer-Reviewed Publication ...

Now, Loftus and colleagues propose six characteristics of ideal healthcare algorithms. To maximize its benefits, according to the researchers, an algorithm must be: 1.

To clear things up, I drew you this flowchart on the back of an envelope so you can work out whether something is using AI or not. This originally appeared in our AI newsletter The Algorithm.