Next-generation AI for diagnosis: from predicting diagnostic labels to “wayfinding”

“The true gift of the wayfinder’s journey is not arrival at a destination; it is who we become along the way as we fulfill our potential.”

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This Viewpoint piece from the Journal of American Medical Association focuses on the next-generation artificial intelligence for diagnosis, and specially addresses “wayfinding”. The term wayfinding refers to the act of finding one’s way to a particular destination or, in short, navigation. The authors explain that there are several elements of wayfinding: orientation, path selection, route monitoring, and destination recognition….