Artificial intelligence in Laboratory medicine – let’s talk about it

Medicine is a science, an art, and a trust between the doctor and the patient. In the times of digitization and artificial intelligence, new relationships between the human being and the machines are establishing. The concept for using computers to stimulate intelligent behavior and critical thinking is firstly described by Alan Turing in 1950. Nowadays, it is time to talk about digital transformation in medicine. AI consists of Machine learning (ML), Deep learning (DL) and Computer vision (CV). New terms appear in medical terminology in the context of digital health and digital transformation, as a new reality, extended reality literally. The purpose of this article is to present some fundamentals of AI and its application in Laboratory medicine in accordance with clinical needs and ethical standards. The way of digitization in human life and in medicine is clear and the process has been started, but there are still many things to be introduced in the same practice.