科學(xué)家發(fā)明“死神計(jì)算機(jī)”

Boston researchers have developed a supercomputer they claim can predict with 96% probability if a patient is about to die.
波士頓的研究人員發(fā)明了一種超級(jí)計(jì)算機(jī)，據(jù)說(shuō)能預(yù)測(cè)病人是不是快要死亡，準(zhǔn)確性高達(dá)96%。

The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has linked monitors on its patients to the system, which is said to be better at spotting illnesses than human doctors.
貝斯以色列女執(zhí)事醫(yī)療中心將病人身上的監(jiān)測(cè)器與該系統(tǒng)相連，據(jù)說(shuō)這樣可以比醫(yī)生更準(zhǔn)確地發(fā)現(xiàn)病情。

It is loaded with information about more than 250,000 people from the past 30 years, drawing on this data to make speedy diagnoses.
該系統(tǒng)中擁有近30年來(lái)超25萬(wàn)位患者的信息，并利用這些資料做出快速的診斷。

This speedy disease recognition could allow a quick cure, potentially saving lives as well as predicting patients' imminent demise.
這種快速的疾病診斷方法既可以預(yù)測(cè)病人是否即將死亡，也可以使患者盡早接受治療，從而可能挽救患者的生命。

'The big picture is that we're trying to harness the power of big data,' said Dr Steve Horng, who is leading the project.
“重點(diǎn)是，我們正在盡可能地利用大數(shù)據(jù)的力量。”該項(xiàng)目的負(fù)責(zé)人史蒂芬?黃博士說(shuō)。

'If you come in, we can take everything we know about you, both in your current visit and previous visits.
“如果你來(lái)看病，我們可以向你展示我們所知道的所有關(guān)于你的情況，包括你現(xiàn)在和之前看醫(yī)生的記錄。”

'We can compare that to other patients with similar conditions, and predict diagnoses you might have in the future.'
“我們可以將你的情況和其他癥狀相似的患者進(jìn)行對(duì)比，預(yù)測(cè)出你將來(lái)可能患的疾病。”

It collects data on patients every three minutes, measuring everything from oxygen levels to blood pressure.
該系統(tǒng)每三分鐘就收集一次患者的信息，測(cè)量氧氣含量、血壓等各項(xiàng)指標(biāo)。

The groundbreaking research is the first time the 'big data' principles have been applied in this way.
這一突破性的研究是大數(shù)據(jù)理論首次以這種方式運(yùn)用到該領(lǐng)域。

Dr Steve Horng told the BBC: 'We can predict with 96% confidence when patients [are facing a high] probability of dying,'
史蒂芬?黃博士告訴英國(guó)廣播公司說(shuō)：“我們可以判斷出患者很可能即將死亡的時(shí)間，準(zhǔn)確率高達(dá)96%。”

'If the computer says you're going to die, you probably will die in the next 30 days.'
“如果計(jì)算機(jī)表示，你即將死亡，那么你很可能活不過(guò)一個(gè)月了。”

Vocabulary

demise: 死亡
big picture: 重點(diǎn)；（事情的）主要部分
harness: 利用

英文來(lái)源：每日郵報(bào)
譯者：張晴
審校&編輯：丹妮