Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition in the Detection of Disease

Document Type:Research Paper

Subject Area:Artificial Intelligence

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This, compounded by other advancements such as facial investigation, has enabled the provision of healthcare to be revolutionized. In my opinion, artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology are potentially the most critical components in the future of medicine because they can be utilized to diagnose disease and propose treatment, although their utilization can be marred by the issues of ethics. Undeniably, facial recognition and artificial intelligence technology address many issues that derail the provision of quality healthcare. Artificial intelligence has been rightfully referred by some people as the fourth industrial revolution. An abnormal amount of information can be analyzed and predicted by this technology. During an inflammatory response which is often apparent during the disease, some changes in the body predominate.

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Such changes include reddening of eyes, lips turning pale, swellings becoming evident in the face, bumps developing on the corner of the lips, the flushing of the skin, and a plethora of all other symptoms. An exciting study involved inducing the disease process in a group of people by injecting them with substances that would trigger an inflammatory response. After that, high definition images of their faces were taken, and when they were released to the random members of the public who had no specialized knowledge about the disease process. Interestingly, almost 50 percent of the people could identify a sick person by using facial signs in these pictures (Tracy). As a result, it is a process worth exploring in the near future regarding treatment.

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Nonetheless, despite the apparent advantages of artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology, these methods have apparent shortcomings which may limit their utilization. First of all, they affect the doctor-patient relationship which is an integral part of healthcare delivery. The role of a person when diagnosing disease cannot be overlooked. The mind of a person is much more dynamic than that of AI gadgets, and as a result, people are likely to think of more angles when attempting to solve a problem. It has been estimated that the advancements of technology will soon enable facial recognition to identify essential aspects about a person such as their "IQ, political affiliations, criminal behavior, and sexual orientation" (Dormehl). Moreover, concerns have been raised about the possibility of the government and other agencies to spy on people using the information stored in such applications.

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