"As part of the community, we have an obligation to use AI in whatever way is possible," said Deputy Director of Global Affairs for Google, Kent Walker, quoted from Reuters on Friday (12/14).
Google at the event also mentioned other benefits of the AI project, including illegal fishing in Indonesia.
The program in Thailand is working with the state-run hospital Rajavithi Hospital, in the form of a joint study so that AI can scan with 95 percent curation in detecting disease, compared to 74 percent if done by an ophthalmologist or optician.
AI will analyze the patient's scan results to assess whether the person is at risk of loss of vision so that patients can be given preventive care. The Thai government has learned about healthy living so that it does not get diabetes. Diabetic eye scans have been one indicator of their health since 2015.
Thailand, as one of the world's sugar producers, has a high sugar consumption rate among its 69 residents. "They only have 1,400 ophthalmologists for 5 million patients, most of them at risk of vision loss," said Assistant Director of Ravajithi Hospital, Paisan Ruamviboonsuk.
This Google program targets to scan 60 percent of the population on a national scale, following government programs. Google last October said it would allocate 25 million funds globally next year for AI programs in the humanitarian and environmental fields.
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