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Dec 2021
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In Machines We Trust: How AI is giving a...

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Voice technology is one of the biggest trends in the healthcare space. We look at how it might help care providers and patients, from a woman who is losing her speech, to documenting healthcare records for doctors. But how do you teach AI to learn to communicate more like a human, and will it lead to more efficient machines? We Meet:  Kenneth Harper, VP & ... Show More
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