Factor J: students in the new offices of Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Milan.
Artificial intelligence is an increasingly transversal topic that is capable of arousing the interest of students who are the first generation to experiment with it. Yesterday, there was lively Factor J session dedicated to the applications of artificial intelligence for health and research at the new headquarters of Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine on Viale Fulvio Testi in Milan [see the news Artificial intelligence in Medicine].
Welcomed by large environments designed to promote the well-being of workers, students from the Majorana in Cesano Maderno and Schiaparelli-Gramsci schools took an active part in the training session organized by J&J experts. Speakers included Professor Davide Massaro and researcher Massimo Rivolta, together with students and collaborators from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.
The experts began by reviewing their curricular careers up to their current role at J&J: Giovanni Riccardi, Data Strategy & Analitycs Manager, spoke about data analysis for the commercial sector; Elisabetta Di Marzo, Digital Customer Engagement Manager, tackled the management of interactions with customers; and Michele Cornella, Business Intelligence Manager, addressed data prediction.
The focus then turned to the impact of artificial intelligence on the world of health with some examples of the practical applications. In radiology, AI can streamline doctors’ work to facilitate diagnoses. In one of the reported case studies, which concerned a diagnostic center in Copenhagen, the use of AI reduced false positives in breast cancer screening by 25 percent and reduced the radiologist's workload by 60 percent. There also are possibilities for diagnosing learning disabilities, which AI can identify via typical signals. “We are not replacing people's activities but we are giving them time to focus on the most interesting part of their work,” the experts noted.
Girls and boys willingly participated in the training session. Some declared that they use artificial intelligence applications to organize their studies, others have fun with the wrong answers of generative AI apps, so-called "hallucinations". Everyone declared they were interested in the implications that this technology may have for people's health and well-being.
The day was documented by Onelia Onorati, who followed the entire training session and recorded participants’ impressions.
