In a perspective article published today in Nature Machine Intelligence, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Drs. Ge Wang, Pingkun Yan, and Chang Niu presented “Medical Technology and AI (MeTAI)” in the metaverse that promises to develop new intelligent health care. This represents a multidisciplinary collaboration among academic and clinical researchers with University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, Stony Brook University, industrial leaders from GE Healthcare and Canon Medical Research, and regulatory experts at the FDA and Puente Solutions.

The metaverse has been a major focus of public interest over recent years. It is often misrepresented as merely an extension of computer games and social media. In essence, the metaverse integrates physical and virtual realities, enabling humans and their avatars to live and work in such a hybrid environment supported by innovative technologies… Continue reading.