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Artificial Intelligence and Liver Cancer: A New Chapter in Early Detection and Care
Dr. Marco V. Benavides Sánchez. Liver cancer remains one of the most challenging diseases in modern medicine. Often diagnosed late and difficult to treat, it carries a high mortality rate worldwide. But recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are beginning to shift the landscape—offering new tools for earlier diagnosis, more accurate treatment planning, and better…
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The Quantum Revolution: A New Era of Science and Technology
Dr. Marco V. Benavides Sánchez. Imagine a world where particles can be in two places at once, where information travels instantly across vast distances, and where computers solve problems that would take centuries for today’s machines. Welcome to the Quantum Revolution—a scientific and technological shift that’s reshaping our understanding of reality and unlocking new possibilities…
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The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: A New Era Since November 2022
Dr. Marco V. Benavides Sánchez. Since the public release of ChatGPT in November 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has undergone a seismic shift—not just in technological capability, but in cultural relevance, economic impact, and global discourse. What was once a niche tool for researchers and developers has rapidly evolved into a ubiquitous presence in everyday life,…
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The birth of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) emerged from a bold question: can machines think? This idea took shape in 1950, when Alan Turing proposed the famous “Turing Test” to assess whether a machine could mimic human reasoning. In an era marked by manual calculations and electronic valves, this vision was revolutionary.
In 1956, during the historic Dartmouth Conference, John McCarthy coined the term “artificial intelligence,” and together with pioneers such as Marvin Minsky and Claude Shannon, they charted a path to teach machines to reason. At first, progress was slow. Systems were rigid, dependent on static rules, and expectations far exceeded the available technology. This disenchantment led to the so-called “AI winters,” periods in which interest and funding drastically declined.
However, with the arrival of machine learning, neural networks, and the internet, AI made a strong comeback. Algorithms stopped being simple executors and began to learn by themselves from data. We went from chess-playing machines to assistants capable of generating natural language, diagnosing diseases, and designing works of art.
Today, AI is embedded in our everyday decisions, from recommending songs to accurately detecting tumors. But its evolution also raises profound ethical questions: should a machine make critical decisions? Could it replace human judgment?
Dr. Marco Benavides
Medicine and Surgery.