Using AI for Smart Healthcare
Written By Peter Li-Chang Kuo ( Chinese ) Artificial intelligence (AI) is like a good reference book, and we should make good use of it — especially in smart healthcare. Fig 1: AI should be used wisely “ As one gets older, ailments begin to appear .” The most painful for me is the stiffness in my neck. Other problems — such as asthma and high blood pressure — actually don’t feel like much, but " neck stiffness " is truly uncomfortable. The cause is typing at the computer. As a scientist, I understand the concept of " torque ." The neck mainly bears the weight of the head (W). When we lower our head by 30° (sin θ) to look at the keyboard for the next letter, and then raise our head again to look at the monitor, the distance from the head’s center of gravity to the back of the neck is about 12 cm (d). This offset generates a torque (M) — the gravitational force of the head deviates from the cervical vertebra’s pivot point, requiring the muscles to produce...
