On 1 march, ali baba and regina hospital jointly launched the first global knowledge map of diabetes based on machine intelligence, involving nearly 2,000 technology developers. In short, technology developers have successfully developed a dictionary for diabetes treatment experiences and research using artificial intelligence techniques that allows more doctors to consult, not only to learn from specialist treatment experiences in treatment and to have evidence-based medical support, but also to access the latest research advances in treatment programmes at the fastest possible pace in the clinical process。
Data indicate that the proportion of diabetes patients in our country remains high globally, with 6 of every 10 chinese adults having abnormal blood sugar. Diabetes has become one of our most important and intractable public health problems. However, the number of doctors, especially at the grass-roots level, is inadequate and the level of specialization is uneven. “many grass-roots doctors have a limited pool of expertise in diabetes, and traditional practices require training by specialist doctors and continuous study by grassroots doctors. But in the age of knowledge explosion, neither training nor self-learning are necessarily the most efficient. At this point, if there is a `dictionary' that is relatively easy to understand, then the role of the physician at the grass-roots level can be greater in the fight against diabetes.” the relevant head of the project's sponsors indicated。
Based on these considerations, aliyun and ali health, in collaboration with the regina hospital, launched a challenge for global technology enthusiasts from september last year to build a diabetes knowledge map with artificial intelligence aids. In short, technologists and technologists are invited to use artificial intelligence techniques to digitize, systematize and facilitate the entry, search and application of existing experience of diabetes treatment and research. Over the past six months, the competition has attracted a total of 1629 teams and 1817 developers from eight countries and regions worldwide。
“my father was a diabetic, and he was the first to race because i wanted to use the technology at my disposal to help more diabetes patients like him.” referring to the original purpose of the contest, one of the technology developers who participated in the competition said:。
Ultimately, through the labelling exercise, the theme groups formed the first national data set in the area of diabetes, indicating nearly 190,000 words in chinese entities. The entire knowledge map enables the collation of inventory data and the insertion of incremental data, and allows data to be standardized and interactive in back-office systems. This knowledge map is also the most basic and critical data set for artificial intelligence applications in the medical field, with great scientific and applied value。
(knowledge mapping. By aliyun)
According to the deputy director of the rigging hospital, faculty of medicine, shanghai university of transportation, the development of a comprehensive knowledge map of diabetes contributes to the development of closed-ring management of diabetes prediction, intervention, surveillance, education, the maximization of the treatment of diabetes by specialists, the support of more scientific decision-making by clinical doctors at the grass-roots level, the upgrading of drug skills and the improvement of the efficiency of access。
The construction of a knowledge map of diabetes is not the first time that artificial intelligence technology has been applied to the prevention and treatment of diabetes. As early as 2016, ali's team of health and ninggang students hatched the world's first diabetes artificial intelligence doctor, rining sugar. For the time being, the combination of artificial intelligence doctors and knowledge maps can provide a dual complement of expert experience and evidence-based knowledge in the area of diabetes. The upgraded “rining sugar” is expected to be first used at the rigin hospital in march of this year, officially on-line and further extended throughout the country in may。
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