It's hard to separate out the hype from the results, but if you think none of that's being tried or worked on then you're the Ostrich with your head in the sand. Mayo Clinic says AI models help detect pancreatic cancer on CT scans 3 years before clinical diagnosis.[1] Breast Cancer.org says emerging research shows AI might spot cancers in mammograms that radiologists might miss[2]. Nature.com has a paper conclusing that AI (in various forms) have "already revolutionised the diagnosis, prognosis, screening, biomarker discovery" of cancers.[3] Cancer.gov says NCI scientists are using AI to improve cervical cancer screening with deep learning and digital images[4].

Dr David Burns offers his Teams CBT therapy with an LLM based app for people who can't afford therapist visits[5].

U. Chicago says that AI weather forecasts can be faster and cheaper than supercomputer-based physical simulations and produce results weeks ahead, which makes accurate forecasts affordable and available for farmers in middle-income countries[6].

With your smartphone camera you can get an AI-assisted bike-fit at home[7].

You can get a bike fitness training plan[8] and performance analysis with an AI that you can chat with to analyse and explain or change it, used by three professional cycling teams.

Prophix Australia analyse photos of powerlines taken by helicopter using AI to track assets and identify and verify potential faults[9]. AI systems scan images for early signs of plant disease in the vineyards of the Swiss Alps [also 9]. AI systems analyze multispectral images and satellite images of crops to detect nutrient deficiencies or pest problems in large farms[also 9].

In 2020 - 2022 a trial of a system in a hospital to identify patients at risk of sepsis helped medics treat them 2 hours earlier and reduced the death rate from sepsis by 18%.[10]

Self-driving cars now exist. Camera drones which follow you and respond to gestures now exist.

[1] https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-ai...

[2] https://www.breastcancer.org/screening-testing/artificial-in...

[3] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41698-026-01276-6#Sec17

[4] https://www.cancer.gov/research/infrastructure/artificial-in...

[5] https://www.feelinggoodapp.com/

[6] https://climate.uchicago.edu/insights/ai-is-transforming-wea...

[7] https://www.myvelofit.com/

[8] https://analog.io/sports

[9] https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/what-has-ai-ever-done-for...

[10] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/algorithm-that-de...