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The Francis Crick Institute · 21 episodes with transcripts

Science you can trust. Questions that matter.   Join Professor Brian Cox and a panel of the world’s top scientists and experts as they tackle your questions about some of the biggest science challenges facing society today.  Can we cure cancer? How do you separate nutrition fact from fiction?

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How is AI transforming medicine?

October 7, 2026

Brian Cox (0:05)

Hello, I'm Professor Brian Cox. Welcome to A Question of Science recorded here at the Francis Crick Institute in London. Now, in the first series of this show, we asked whether we can harness AI for good, and concluded that it depends on a lot of things, but particularly on your definition of good.

But today, we will be looking specifically about how AI is transforming medicine, and asking what are the benefits and the risks of involving AI in one of the most personal aspects of our lives. AI is already used in a range of health care settings, from analyzing scans at lightning speed, to predicting the…

Mihaela van der Schaar (1:07)

I'm Mihaela van der Schaar. I'm a professor of machine learning, artificial intelligence and medicine at the University of Cambridge.

I'm also the chief AI scientist of the Crick Institute.

Indra Joshi (1:17)

Hi everyone. I'm Indra. I'm a doctor by background in emergency medicine, and I'm currently the chief product and medical officer at Optumemis.

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