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E38: How is AI helping to create a stethoscope for the 21st century?

Updated: Mar 15, 2022

The Ask AI interview with Dr. Jacob Jaremko, Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, Canada CIFAR AI Chair, and Co-founder, Medo.ai


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The first stethoscope was invented in1819 by the French physician R.T.H. Laënnec who described the use of a "perforated wooden cylinder" to transmit sounds from the patient’s chest to the physician’s ear.


Fast-forward 200 years and tune in to this episode of the Ask AI podcast as host Melissa Kargianakkis sits down with Dr. Jacob Jaremko, University of Alberta professor, Canada CIFAR AI Chair, and Co-founder, Medo.ai to ask the question:


How is artificial intelligence helping to create a stethoscope for the 21st century?


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