MBIE's $5.1m push for AI healthcare research

MBIE's $5.1m push for AI healthcare research
A Soul Machines personal avatar could look like this. (Image: Soul Machines)
Greg Hurrell
The “scalability” of digital technology is behind three government-funded projects to replace expensive therapists with life-like avatars.The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has given $5.1 million to three university projects exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve access to healthcare.The academics will marry their own digital expertise with New Zealand AI startup Soul Machines to create new ways of helping with mental illness, changing unhealthy lifestyles and working with people on the...

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