On 23 January, the European Commission announced plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to beat cancer by speeding up medical innovation and research. Its Cancer Imaging Initiative, part of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, will see the power of AI and high-performance computers harnessed to better understand and treat the disease.
There are numerous ways that AI technology can deliver on these ambitions. Patients may benefit directly from innovative diagnostics, for instance, meaning that cancers are detected at an earlier and...