Ask HN: Resources for a doctor to learn AI and AR/VR

Posted by puritymd on Monday April 09, 2018 @04:54PM
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MD/MBA here. Still doing clinical medicine only. I think AI is going to play a critical role in the future of healthcare and want to learn background, theory, as well as stay up to date with the industry.

I have seen a lot of links to coding courses and books. What I havent seen is a resource that I could use to further my knowledge to the point where I can make meaningful contributions in my org.

At this stage of my career (early/mid) I think instead of learning actual coding, it would be useful to have an understanding of the frameworks used so that I can have informed discussions with smart as hell engineers as well as smart business executives. I really do enjoy tech and am not afraid of getting down into the weeds. Thanks!

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a doctor to learn AI and AR/VR by agitator on Monday April 09, 2018 @07:03PM (#16797745)

I think you can get by taking Andrew Ng's Coursera course on machine learning. It will give you a decent understanding of the technologies out there to the point where you can converse on the topics, and I think having the flexibility to use a math program to complete the projects will allow you to get through it without requiring too much hands on programming knowledge.

In order to actually progress to implementing some of this, you would need garner some python programming skills, and get through a tutorial for a framework like Tensorflow or caffe. From there I think you would have enough skill to start implementing some of your own technologies. But this is all heavily dependent on your existing skill and comfort with programming. So this could be a pretty substantial challenge.

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a doctor to learn AI and AR/VR by nicksalt on Monday April 09, 2018 @06:21PM (#16797491)

Hey Mate, I've been into web development and ruby scripting as a hobbyist for 3 years now.

It has helped me significantly in my professional and personal life.

The best way to make meaningful contribution is to become a true beginner. It's hard work but will change your life. You will have an entirely new framework to pull on when thinking about problems.

I would start with something like Lambda School Machine Learning Free Mini Bootcamp and then let your natural curiosity take you from there.

https://lambdaschool.com/courses/ds/machine-learning/bootcam...

The journey is everything, dreaming is living, and toolkits compound creativity.

Rock on and I hope you help the world become a little bit better.

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a doctor to learn AI and AR/VR by alimw on Monday April 09, 2018 @08:22PM (#16798094)

I suggest that you google for papers about the application of AI or machine learning to (your chosen area of) healthcare. You are likely to find many already somewhat understandable to you, since authors who want to be read by medics will write appropriately. Then you can try to work backwards through the references.

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a doctor to learn AI and AR/VR by XR0CSWV3h3kZWg on Monday April 09, 2018 @06:14PM (#16797449)

Why did you include AR/VR in the post? The casual lumping of these two, very different, fields makes it seem like you are aiming to bite off significantly more than you can chew.

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Re:Ask HN: Resources for a doctor to learn AI and AR/VR by maz1b on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @10:46AM (#16801738)

I'm a medical student that's working on a startup involving AI/ML. Would love to have a discussion at some point.

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