AI can determine what's wrong with a patient, study shows By Scientific American, adapted by Newsela staff (source) Published: 02/26/2019

Read the Article, “AI Can Determine What is Wrong With a Patient, Study Shows” (linked above)

1. Why did this team of researchers think a “robo-doc” might be a good idea?
2. What “sensors” did the team develop in this study?
3. What limitations did Dr. Zhu find during the “robo-doc” study?

Study the diagram shown below, and imagine that the light was like an alert telling you to contact your doctor. (You can experiment with an interactive version of this circuit at this link.)

1. Would this circuit raise an alarm for someone with a fever, but no aches or exhaustion? How did you know?
2. Would this circuit raise an alarm for someone with aches and exhaustion, but no fever? How did you know?
3. How would you feel about using a “Robo-Doc” next time you are sick?