babyl have employed several methods to get the message out to the general population here.over the country and do a lot of on—the—street outreach. many people we met were already met signed up. she has already registered. some had appointments. translation: it is really good because sometimes you take a taxi and pay 600,000 rwandan francs, and when you reach the hospital, you find the doctor is not there. but for others, there are several barriers for them using babyl. translation: i don't have a phone. and on the chat bot, the country wants to see more country—specific details integrated into the software. the artificial intelligence that is being tested here with babyl has been designed from the uk system but, as you know, public health issues are different in the uk and in rwanda. for example, malaria — we didn't find any question related to malaria. we need to give it some local context. so, we are developing models for those conditions that are not involved in the ai, such as tuberculosis, hiv, maternal and child health. things that are important for our context. back

where weep visited the offices of babylon cold babyl.e artificial intelligence. the company already has 2 million registered users and has 2 million registered users and has the thousands of consultations. —— we are here to see a demonstration. but ba byl —— we are here to see a demonstration. but babyl is using the same chat bot that its uk customers would use that there are several differences you. most people use videophones, not smart phones. so the service is provided by a nurse, who reads the text over the phone. this is the symptom checker which would refer the patient to be human doctor. with long waiting times and long walks between homes and health centres, patients using the up and save a lot of time. —— app. after speaking to the nurse with a chat bot, this woman was able to pick up a perception in about ten minutes. —— this man. translation: you see? the service is easy. you can use at home and come to the hospital and they will see you immediately. babyl have employed several masses make matters to get the message out there

babyl have employed several methods to get the message out there.ld rallies around markets all over the country and do a lot of on—the—street outreach. many people we met were already signed up. some had appointments. translation: it is really good because sometimes you take a taxi and pay 600,000 rwandan francs, and when you reach the hospital, you find the doctor is not there. back in the uk, babylon and oust the performance of its chat bot versus human doctors. it said its diagnosis rate was 81% on its first attempt, versus 72% for a human. they calculated that average based on five years of exam results. but the results have been questioned by some senior doctors, who've questioned the timing of the release. i would not, with the research that i do, go public on it, and have a big media event, before putting it through the scientific process, because i want to know that the reception i am doing is defensible, is rigourous, and that my peers agree with it. and i don't think we have been through that process yet. this important debate will continu

we visited the offices of babylon, called babyl, in rwanda, with the health minister.ing the same chat bot as its uk customers would use, but there are several differences here. most people use feature phones, not smart phones. so the service is provided by a nurse, who reads the text of the ai over the phone. this is the symptom checker which would refer the patient to a human doctor. with long waiting times and long walks between homes and health centres, patients using the app can save a lot of time. you can use it at home and come to the hospital and they will see you immediately. babyl have employed several methods to get the message out to the general population here. they hold rallies around markets all over the country, and do a lot of on—the—street outreach. many people we met were already signed up. translation: it is really good because sometimes you take a taxi and pay 600,000 rwandan francs, and when you reach the hospital, you find the doctor is not there. back in the uk, babylon announced the results its chat bot performance on medical exams versus human