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School of Medicine joins NIH initiative to expand use of AI in biomedical research

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Imagine if one day in the future, doctors could diagnose throat cancer, Alzheimer’s, depression or other diseases based on the sound of a patient’s voice. To help make that a reality, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is joining the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bridge2AI program, an estimated $130 million initiative intended to expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in biomedical and behavioral research.