How is AI transforming medicine? - A Question of Science with Brian Cox

Description: How is AI revolutionising medicine and drug discovery and could it really improve diagnosis and treatment for everyone?

Could the role of doctors and nurses change forever, with AI taking care of admin and analysis at the touch of a button? Can we trust it to safeguard our health and our personal data – and who gets to control it?

Join a panel of experts as they answer your questions and explore how AI is rapidly changing medicine and healthcare, now and in the future.

*Panel:*
Prof Mihaela van der Schaar: Chief AI Scientist, The Francis Crick Institute
Dr Indra Joshi: Chief Product Officer, Optum UK
Lord Patrick Vallance: Former Minister of State for Science
Prof Samra Turajlic: Group Leader, Cancer Dynamics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute and Director, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute

*A Question of Science*
A Question of Science is a groundbreaking series of panel discussions where experts from different fields respond to your questions, sharing the scientific perspective on society’s most pressing questions. A Question of Science is BBC Studios production for the Francis Crick Institute.

*The Francis Crick Institute*
The Francis Crick Institute is one of the biggest research institutes in Europe. We’re an independent lab and registered charity, and home to more than 1,500 scientists working to understand health, disease and how life works.

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