Royal Free NHS Trust allows patients to opt out of Google DeepMind data sharing deal
DeepMind is using the data to improve the identification and treatment of patients at risk of acute kidney injury

Royal Free NHS Trust has announced it is allowing patients to opt out of a data sharing deal it has with Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence (AI). Through an agreement between the Trust and the...
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