The University of Florida is a thriving hub of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and medical research. In April, leaders from various fields presented at the UF Symposium for AI in Biodiversity, hosted at the Malachowsky Hall for Data Science and Information Technology. Our IC3 director and Senior Associate Dean of Research at the UF College of Medicine, Dr. Azra Bihorac, discussed how her team has been using AI to create a digital twin of the UF Health hospital intensive care unit (ICU).
“Besides our digital twin being alive, we also want it to be inhabited by us, but our digital us.”
Dr. Bihorac highlighted one of the unique characteristics of their digital twin is that anyone can interact within this virtual space, including patients, nurses, and healthcare providers. Their team is developing an intelligent agent—an AI avatar—within their digital twin ICU that can function as a patient, nurse, or doctor! How does it work? This intelligent agent is built using AI and large language models (LLMs). With training, it can converse with patients or help doctors practice difficult medical simulations—all within a completely realistic and virtual ICU environment.
“You are talking with me, with a real agent. A real character avatar who talks to you and is a doctor.” – Azra Bihorac
Learn more about the incredible research presented at the AI in Biodiversity Symposium below: