Can open datasets help machine learning solve medical mysteries? Christin Hakim, January 25, 2022 Table of Contents Toggle What is it?What’s included? The medical data housed in patient records are a clinical researcher’s dream: the key, potentially, to better tools to treat disease and screen with precision. They’re also a computer scientist’s nightmare: locked away in hospital systems, subject to restrictive data-sharing agreements, and often too messy to make use of. A new open science project wants to accelerate ethical AI in medicine by doing the hard work of collecting and cleaning that data. Nightingale Open Science launched in December with $6 million in funding, led by Schmidt Futures, the philanthropy of ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt. (It has no affiliation with Google’s controversial health record-mining partnership with Ascension, which went by the code name Project Nightingale). It will freely share de-identified clinical datasets with researchers, linking medical images like X-rays, ECG results, and biopsy slides — 40 terabytes worth, to start — to outcomes from partnered health systems. Hundreds of researchers have signed up for access in its first month. Unlock this article by subscribing to STAT+ and enjoy your first 30 days free! GET STARTED What is it? STAT+ is STAT’s premium subscription service for in-depth biotech, pharma, policy, and life science coverage and analysis. Our award-winning team covers news on Wall Street, policy developments in Washington, early science breakthroughs and clinical trial results, and health care disruption in Silicon Valley and beyond. What’s included? Daily reporting and analysis The most comprehensive industry coverage from a powerhouse team of reporters Subscriber-only newsletters Daily newsletters to brief you on the most important industry news of the day STAT+ Conversations Weekly opportunities to engage with our reporters and leading industry experts in live video conversations Exclusive industry events Premium access to subscriber-only networking events around the country The best reporters in the industry The most trusted and well-connected newsroom in the health care industry And much more Exclusive interviews with industry leaders, profiles, and premium tools, like our CRISPR Trackr. Can open datasets help machine learning solve medical mysteries? Related Posts:Solution These Thoughts to Find Out If Data Science…Racial bias can seep into U.S. patients’ medical notesHealth tech industry learns true value of medical dataObama's Stimulus Package deal Might Lead to a…Opinion: Google engineer: What my own health scare…Big Tech is pushing a 'national cloud.' Critics say… medical datasetsLearningmachinemedicalMysteriesopenSolve