The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel interviewed Pallavi Tiwari, PhD for the article “From chasing spy balloons to saving family farms, AI in Wisconsin has arrived,” published April 1, 2025. The Wausau Daily Herald also published this article.
The piece explored how Wisconsin is a growing hub for AI education and innovation, especially for medical research and healthcare. Dr. Tiwari and her team trained an AI tool on past data from cancer patients shared by international institutions. The tool analyzed thousands of cases played out with different diagnoses and treatments, helping doctors consider the best care strategy for these patients.
Dr. Tiwari and her team consulted clinicians, oncologists, and radiologists to ensure the AI tool would be helpful in their day-to-day work. Healthcare professionals could use this AI tool in clinical applications in three to five years.
“(The doctors) understand what’s happening. And because they understand, it’s not a black box anymore,” said Dr. Tiwari. “And that is really the way to go forward for AI to be adopted into clinical practices.”